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E135 flight crew concerned with cle sequencing and aircraft placement of a departure at the expense of issuing a go around to a proceeding aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 537627 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cle.airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl single value : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cle.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 135 ER&LR |
| 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 : cle.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 537627 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
First officer's leg, night time, cleared for visual runway 24L at cle. On final approach, about 2 mi out, tower cleared a B737 across our landing runway (runway 24L) and position and hold runway 24R. B737 didn't respond right away and tower told him again to expedite across because we were on short final. Since it was going to be close, the first officer leveled off and continued. A go around was not necessary since we had a visual on the crossing traffic below. We landed within the first 1/3 of the runway length and exited off the high speed taxiway. The tower sent the aircraft in front of us on the approach to go around prior to clearing the B737 across. I feel that the tower was trying to push the aircraft out of cle as quickly as possible. Not necessary! There is no reason why tower cleared the B737 across our landing runway when we were that close. Bad decision making on their behalf.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: E135 FLC CONCERNED WITH CLE SEQUENCING AND ACFT PLACEMENT OF A DEP AT THE EXPENSE OF ISSUING A GAR TO A PROCEEDING ACFT.
Narrative: FO'S LEG, NIGHT TIME, CLRED FOR VISUAL RWY 24L AT CLE. ON FINAL APCH, ABOUT 2 MI OUT, TWR CLRED A B737 ACROSS OUR LNDG RWY (RWY 24L) AND POS AND HOLD RWY 24R. B737 DIDN'T RESPOND RIGHT AWAY AND TWR TOLD HIM AGAIN TO EXPEDITE ACROSS BECAUSE WE WERE ON SHORT FINAL. SINCE IT WAS GOING TO BE CLOSE, THE FO LEVELED OFF AND CONTINUED. A GAR WAS NOT NECESSARY SINCE WE HAD A VISUAL ON THE XING TFC BELOW. WE LANDED WITHIN THE FIRST 1/3 OF THE RWY LENGTH AND EXITED OFF THE HIGH SPD TXWY. THE TWR SENT THE ACFT IN FRONT OF US ON THE APCH TO GO AROUND PRIOR TO CLRING THE B737 ACROSS. I FEEL THAT THE TWR WAS TRYING TO PUSH THE ACFT OUT OF CLE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. NOT NECESSARY! THERE IS NO REASON WHY TWR CLRED THE B737 ACROSS OUR LNDG RWY WHEN WE WERE THAT CLOSE. BAD DECISION MAKING ON THEIR BEHALF.
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.