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A B737-200 crew, on a visual to mco, for spacing reasons and without advising tower, initiated an s-turn on final, resulting in a traffic conflict.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 537343 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mco.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mco.tower |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 537343 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to original clearance flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 12000 vertical : 800 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were cleared for visual approach runway 17 in orlando behind a B737. We felt separation was insufficient and chose to s-turn to the east and reintercept final. We did not advise mco tower due to radio congestion. We had not been advised of photography aircraft to the east in class B airspace. We should have advised. Tower should have advised us.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-200 CREW, ON A VISUAL TO MCO, FOR SPACING REASONS AND WITHOUT ADVISING TWR, INITIATED AN S-TURN ON FINAL, RESULTING IN A TFC CONFLICT.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR VISUAL APCH RWY 17 IN ORLANDO BEHIND A B737. WE FELT SEPARATION WAS INSUFFICIENT AND CHOSE TO S-TURN TO THE E AND REINTERCEPT FINAL. WE DID NOT ADVISE MCO TWR DUE TO RADIO CONGESTION. WE HAD NOT BEEN ADVISED OF PHOTOGRAPHY ACFT TO THE E IN CLASS B AIRSPACE. WE SHOULD HAVE ADVISED. TWR SHOULD HAVE ADVISED US.
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.