 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
A part 135 pilot, on a VOR approach to runway 9R at oak, saw the runway lights for runway 11 and headed in that direction. Realizing the mistake, he executed a missed approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 531709 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200112 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : oak.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Rain Fog |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : oak.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | landing : missed approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : oak.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 531709 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed missed approach |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
It was night. Raining with fog. Clouds at 500 ft. I was on a VOR runway 9R oak. I thought to have seen runway and its light, but actually realized it was lights from runway 11, the other runway and I probably got very close to it. I went missed approach and contacted oak tower 118.3 of my intention. I was vectored again to VOR runway 9R for another attempt. Just before me was another aircraft on the same approach. The proceeding aircraft landed successfully while I was back to tower (118.3) and cleared for the VOR runway 9R. Tower asked to the proceeding aircraft which was on the ground, 'would it help if I turned on the lights?' the aircraft said yes definitely. With the WX condition, I believe it was unsafe to have parallel lights on high intensity while runway 9R was off, or low intensity. This is why I was confused on my first attempt.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PART 135 PLT, ON A VOR APCH TO RWY 9R AT OAK, SAW THE RWY LIGHTS FOR RWY 11 AND HEADED IN THAT DIRECTION. REALIZING THE MISTAKE, HE EXECUTED A MISSED APCH.
Narrative: IT WAS NIGHT. RAINING WITH FOG. CLOUDS AT 500 FT. I WAS ON A VOR RWY 9R OAK. I THOUGHT TO HAVE SEEN RWY AND ITS LIGHT, BUT ACTUALLY REALIZED IT WAS LIGHTS FROM RWY 11, THE OTHER RWY AND I PROBABLY GOT VERY CLOSE TO IT. I WENT MISSED APCH AND CONTACTED OAK TWR 118.3 OF MY INTENTION. I WAS VECTORED AGAIN TO VOR RWY 9R FOR ANOTHER ATTEMPT. JUST BEFORE ME WAS ANOTHER ACFT ON THE SAME APCH. THE PROCEEDING ACFT LANDED SUCCESSFULLY WHILE I WAS BACK TO TWR (118.3) AND CLRED FOR THE VOR RWY 9R. TWR ASKED TO THE PROCEEDING ACFT WHICH WAS ON THE GND, 'WOULD IT HELP IF I TURNED ON THE LIGHTS?' THE ACFT SAID YES DEFINITELY. WITH THE WX CONDITION, I BELIEVE IT WAS UNSAFE TO HAVE PARALLEL LIGHTS ON HIGH INTENSITY WHILE RWY 9R WAS OFF, OR LOW INTENSITY. THIS IS WHY I WAS CONFUSED ON MY FIRST ATTEMPT.
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.