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Attributes | |
ACN | 583841 |
Time | |
Date | 200306 |
Day | Sun |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : frg.airport |
State Reference | NY |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 300 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | Marginal |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : frg.tower |
Operator | general aviation : corporate |
Make Model Name | PC-12 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
Flight Plan | None |
Aircraft 2 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : frg.tower |
Operator | general aviation : corporate |
Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | ground : taxi ground : position and hold |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : corporate |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3020 flight time type : 835 |
ASRS Report | 583841 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : corporate |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : required legal separation |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around other |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 1500 vertical : 300 |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance FAA |
Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We were flying our fractionally operated pilatus PC12 on a quick hop VFR from isp to frg. Local controller at frg instructed us to follow the expressway from the east, and then enter a left downwind for runway 14. We were told to extend and visually acquire a seneca on 6 mi final. We complied. We turned base and final, and my first officer kept visual track of the twin, and I monitored the distance on TCASII. We were cleared to land #2 behind the seneca, and acknowledged. On short (1/2-1 mi) final, my first officer stated that the seneca is not yet clear of the runway. At the same time, I heard the tower clear a corporate jet into position and hold, and I saw them start to move. I keyed the microphone and said 'hey, what about us?' tower asked 'who?' I said 'pilatus on short final.' that got the jet's attention, and tower cleared us for a right 360 degree turn to rejoin final. The jet taxied straight across and cleared the runway. Too late for us to land, but we made a successful go around and landed without incident. The tower lost track of us, and the jet crew should have visually cleared their final approach path before taking the runway. I should have used better radio phraseology, but I don't believe that was a factor. My first officer was helpful with the seneca, but didn't notice this jet. Everyone learned from this experience, I am sure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATCT LCL CTLR CLRED A BUSINESS JET INTO POS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF A LNDG PILATUS PC12 AT FRG.
Narrative: WE WERE FLYING OUR FRACTIONALLY OPERATED PILATUS PC12 ON A QUICK HOP VFR FROM ISP TO FRG. LCL CTLR AT FRG INSTRUCTED US TO FOLLOW THE EXPRESSWAY FROM THE E, AND THEN ENTER A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 14. WE WERE TOLD TO EXTEND AND VISUALLY ACQUIRE A SENECA ON 6 MI FINAL. WE COMPLIED. WE TURNED BASE AND FINAL, AND MY FO KEPT VISUAL TRACK OF THE TWIN, AND I MONITORED THE DISTANCE ON TCASII. WE WERE CLRED TO LAND #2 BEHIND THE SENECA, AND ACKNOWLEDGED. ON SHORT (1/2-1 MI) FINAL, MY FO STATED THAT THE SENECA IS NOT YET CLR OF THE RWY. AT THE SAME TIME, I HEARD THE TWR CLR A CORPORATE JET INTO POS AND HOLD, AND I SAW THEM START TO MOVE. I KEYED THE MIKE AND SAID 'HEY, WHAT ABOUT US?' TWR ASKED 'WHO?' I SAID 'PILATUS ON SHORT FINAL.' THAT GOT THE JET'S ATTN, AND TWR CLRED US FOR A R 360 DEG TURN TO REJOIN FINAL. THE JET TAXIED STRAIGHT ACROSS AND CLRED THE RWY. TOO LATE FOR US TO LAND, BUT WE MADE A SUCCESSFUL GAR AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE TWR LOST TRACK OF US, AND THE JET CREW SHOULD HAVE VISUALLY CLRED THEIR FINAL APCH PATH BEFORE TAKING THE RWY. I SHOULD HAVE USED BETTER RADIO PHRASEOLOGY, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WAS A FACTOR. MY FO WAS HELPFUL WITH THE SENECA, BUT DIDN'T NOTICE THIS JET. EVERYONE LEARNED FROM THIS EXPERIENCE, I AM SURE.
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.