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Erj-145 flight crew on visual approach to lga runway 31 execute a missed approach as an airbus is observed turning in front of them, who is also issued a go around by tower.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 596926 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1600 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon tower : lga.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon tower : lga.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Airbus Industrie Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 596926 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| ASRS Report | 596927 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : separated traffic flight crew : executed missed approach flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
We were at 1600 ft, speed 180 KTS, getting vectors for the localizer runway 31 into lga from the final approach controller. Upon reporting the field in sight, the controller cleared us for the visual approach to runway 31 and to proceed directly to the airport. Then we were told to go to tower around a 10 NM dogleg to final to runway 31. An airbus crossed in front of us from left to right, above and ahead of us, then made a rapid descending left turn to the final of runway 31. The spacing of the airbus was too close, so we did a missed approach. The airbus was ahead and below us at this time. Before we could report the go around to tower, tower instructed the airbus to go around. Both of us were doing simultaneous missed approachs and tower provided us vectors back in sequence for a localizer runway 31 approach to lga.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ERJ-145 FLT CREW ON VISUAL APCH TO LGA RWY 31 EXECUTE A MISSED APCH AS AN AIRBUS IS OBSERVED TURNING IN FRONT OF THEM, WHO IS ALSO ISSUED A GAR BY TWR.
Narrative: WE WERE AT 1600 FT, SPD 180 KTS, GETTING VECTORS FOR THE LOC RWY 31 INTO LGA FROM THE FINAL APCH CTLR. UPON RPTING THE FIELD IN SIGHT, THE CTLR CLRED US FOR THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 31 AND TO PROCEED DIRECTLY TO THE ARPT. THEN WE WERE TOLD TO GO TO TWR AROUND A 10 NM DOGLEG TO FINAL TO RWY 31. AN AIRBUS CROSSED IN FRONT OF US FROM L TO R, ABOVE AND AHEAD OF US, THEN MADE A RAPID DSNDING L TURN TO THE FINAL OF RWY 31. THE SPACING OF THE AIRBUS WAS TOO CLOSE, SO WE DID A MISSED APCH. THE AIRBUS WAS AHEAD AND BELOW US AT THIS TIME. BEFORE WE COULD RPT THE GAR TO TWR, TWR INSTRUCTED THE AIRBUS TO GO AROUND. BOTH OF US WERE DOING SIMULTANEOUS MISSED APCHS AND TWR PROVIDED US VECTORS BACK IN SEQUENCE FOR A LOC RWY 31 APCH TO LGA.
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.