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At 500 ft AGL a landing B727 misses a kite by 50 ft that was stationed 1 mi east of runway 27 at mtpp, first officer.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 509926 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mtpp.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mtpp.tracon tower : mtpp.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 509926 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 50 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : mtpp.tower |
| Airport | other physical facility |
| Airspace Structure | class d : mtpp.d |
Narrative:
ATC facility: pap approach/tower. Location: final approach. Crew observed kite on final approach runway 27 at 500 ft. We missed kite by 50 ft. Reported to tower. Not sure, but either the tower or other pilots on the frequency remarked that it has been there 2 months.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AT 500 FT AGL A LNDG B727 MISSES A KITE BY 50 FT THAT WAS STATIONED 1 MI E OF RWY 27 AT MTPP, FO.
Narrative: ATC FACILITY: PAP APCH/TWR. LOCATION: FINAL APCH. CREW OBSERVED KITE ON FINAL APCH RWY 27 AT 500 FT. WE MISSED KITE BY 50 FT. RPTED TO TWR. NOT SURE, BUT EITHER THE TWR OR OTHER PLTS ON THE FREQ REMARKED THAT IT HAS BEEN THERE 2 MONTHS.
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.