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While on short final to vps runway 1, AT72 flight crew descend to 100 ft over runway approach end to avoid an opposite direction F15 on initial takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 571014 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200301 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : vps.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | military facility : vps.milfac tower : jfk.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : vps.tower |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Eagle (F-15) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3900 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 571014 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 2400 |
| ASRS Report | 570557 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 50 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : vps.tower |
Narrative:
On final approach to runway 1. We were cleared to land. At the same time 2 F15's were on the runway (crossing) runway 12. We then saw one aircraft take off and cross about 150 ft in front of us. The second aircraft took off and climbed 50 ft above us as we were over the approach end of the runway. We figure a rejected landing would had complicated the situation. Our landing was safe with no further problems. Supplemental information from acn 570557: we saw the lead aircraft, then saw the wingman take off. He looked like he was in direct conflict with our flight path. I nosed over to get low to the ground. A turn and a go around were both out of the question as would aggravate the situation. The aircraft flew 50-100 ft above us, directly above us. The air force controller was a trainee.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE ON SHORT FINAL TO VPS RWY 1, AT72 FLT CREW DSND TO 100 FT OVER RWY APCH END TO AVOID AN OPPOSITE DIRECTION F15 ON INITIAL TKOF.
Narrative: ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 1. WE WERE CLRED TO LAND. AT THE SAME TIME 2 F15'S WERE ON THE RWY (XING) RWY 12. WE THEN SAW ONE ACFT TAKE OFF AND CROSS ABOUT 150 FT IN FRONT OF US. THE SECOND ACFT TOOK OFF AND CLBED 50 FT ABOVE US AS WE WERE OVER THE APCH END OF THE RWY. WE FIGURE A REJECTED LNDG WOULD HAD COMPLICATED THE SIT. OUR LNDG WAS SAFE WITH NO FURTHER PROBS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 570557: WE SAW THE LEAD ACFT, THEN SAW THE WINGMAN TAKE OFF. HE LOOKED LIKE HE WAS IN DIRECT CONFLICT WITH OUR FLT PATH. I NOSED OVER TO GET LOW TO THE GND. A TURN AND A GO AROUND WERE BOTH OUT OF THE QUESTION AS WOULD AGGRAVATE THE SIT. THE ACFT FLEW 50-100 FT ABOVE US, DIRECTLY ABOVE US. THE AIR FORCE CTLR WAS A TRAINEE.
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.