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An unexpected ATC directive for a missed approach from runway 4R and then a turn to the wrong heading produced a moment of anxiety for ATC and the flight crew of a heavy jet at ewr, nj.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 509630 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 150 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pit.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ewr.tower |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 85 |
| ASRS Report | 509630 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to original clearance flight crew : became reoriented |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Airport ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Tower issued go around at very low altitude. Instructions issued 'go around, turn left to 030 degrees.' (runway heading was 039 degrees.) (an aircraft took off on runway 4L, miss was on runway 4R.) all 4 pilots thought he said turn left to 330 degrees. No other missed approach instructions were given. Error was corrected quickly. Controller didn't know what to do with us. Published missed approach would have caused a traffic conflict. We maintained VFR.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN UNEXPECTED ATC DIRECTIVE FOR A MISSED APCH FROM RWY 4R AND THEN A TURN TO THE WRONG HDG PRODUCED A MOMENT OF ANXIETY FOR ATC AND THE FLT CREW OF A HVY JET AT EWR, NJ.
Narrative: TWR ISSUED GAR AT VERY LOW ALT. INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED 'GO AROUND, TURN L TO 030 DEGS.' (RWY HDG WAS 039 DEGS.) (AN ACFT TOOK OFF ON RWY 4L, MISS WAS ON RWY 4R.) ALL 4 PLTS THOUGHT HE SAID TURN L TO 330 DEGS. NO OTHER MISSED APCH INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN. ERROR WAS CORRECTED QUICKLY. CTLR DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH US. PUBLISHED MISSED APCH WOULD HAVE CAUSED A TFC CONFLICT. WE MAINTAINED VFR.
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.