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Near midair collision between an A320 on short final to runway 1 and an MD80 on short final to runway 19 in the opposite direction. The MD80 took evasive action and went around while the A320 landed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 505694 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200103 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca.airport |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | agl single value : 300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dca.tower tower : vhhh.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dca.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 505694 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : required legal separation |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around none taken : insufficient time |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error other |
Narrative:
On final to runway 1, air carrier Y was on short final to runway 19. TCASII never gave us an alert. Air carrier Y went around and we landed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BTWN AN A320 ON SHORT FINAL TO RWY 1 AND AN MD80 ON SHORT FINAL TO RWY 19 IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE MD80 TOOK EVASIVE ACTION AND WENT AROUND WHILE THE A320 LANDED.
Narrative: ON FINAL TO RWY 1, ACR Y WAS ON SHORT FINAL TO RWY 19. TCASII NEVER GAVE US AN ALERT. ACR Y WENT AROUND AND WE LANDED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.