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Reporter states that on approach to runway 35 at phl, while crossing the delaware river, encountered a large cruise ship which required some deviation to avoid. Was advised of presence of ship by ATCT local controller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 593922 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200309 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : phl.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 593922 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
Narrative:
On a visual approach to runway 35 at phl, tower advised us of a ship in the river. I stayed slightly high and offset, and we passed slightly behind the ship. This ship appeared to be a cruise ship with a super structure higher than the typical ships on the delaware river. It appears that an aircraft on a normal glide path would pass in close proximity to a ship that large if the aircraft passed directly over the top of the ship. It would seem a good idea for the ATC facility at phl to suspend operations to runway 35 if tall ships are crossing the final approach path.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR STATES THAT ON APCH TO RWY 35 AT PHL, WHILE XING THE DELAWARE RIVER, ENCOUNTERED A LARGE CRUISE SHIP WHICH REQUIRED SOME DEVIATION TO AVOID. WAS ADVISED OF PRESENCE OF SHIP BY ATCT LCL CTLR.
Narrative: ON A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 35 AT PHL, TWR ADVISED US OF A SHIP IN THE RIVER. I STAYED SLIGHTLY HIGH AND OFFSET, AND WE PASSED SLIGHTLY BEHIND THE SHIP. THIS SHIP APPEARED TO BE A CRUISE SHIP WITH A SUPER STRUCTURE HIGHER THAN THE TYPICAL SHIPS ON THE DELAWARE RIVER. IT APPEARS THAT AN ACFT ON A NORMAL GLIDE PATH WOULD PASS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO A SHIP THAT LARGE IF THE ACFT PASSED DIRECTLY OVER THE TOP OF THE SHIP. IT WOULD SEEM A GOOD IDEA FOR THE ATC FAC AT PHL TO SUSPEND OPS TO RWY 35 IF TALL SHIPS ARE XING THE FINAL APCH PATH.
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.