LJ31 crew on visual approach to runway 11R at vrb is unable to sight traffic issued by the tower. At approximately 1 mi, the crew saw traffic converging on a crossing runway and go around.

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Attributes
ACN	634284
Time
Date	200410
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vrb.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : vrb.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Learjet 31
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : vrb.tower
Make Model Name	Piper Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	634284
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : limited brite radar aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : executed go around flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	vertical : 300
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Airspace Structure

Narrative:

Our aircraft was cleared by ZMA for visual approach to vrb runway 11R. ATIS reported runway 11R in use, winds 100 degrees at 10 KTS. Center handed us off to vrb tower. Approximately 10 mi west of vrb, we reported to vrb and advised position and on visual approach to runway 11R. Tower reported traffic ahead on 2 mi base. We reported traffic not in sight but saw a target on TCAS at 2 O'clock position which then disappeared (behind our right wing). We again asked tower for traffic position and again reported not in sight. At approximately 300 ft on short final, we saw an aircraft touching down on runway 4 on an intersecting path with our planned rollout. We then executed a missed approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LJ31 CREW ON VISUAL APCH TO RWY 11R AT VRB IS UNABLE TO SIGHT TFC ISSUED BY THE TWR. AT APPROX 1 MI, THE CREW SAW TFC CONVERGING ON A XING RWY AND GO AROUND.

Narrative: OUR ACFT WAS CLRED BY ZMA FOR VISUAL APCH TO VRB RWY 11R. ATIS RPTED RWY 11R IN USE, WINDS 100 DEGS AT 10 KTS. CTR HANDED US OFF TO VRB TWR. APPROX 10 MI W OF VRB, WE RPTED TO VRB AND ADVISED POS AND ON VISUAL APCH TO RWY 11R. TWR RPTED TFC AHEAD ON 2 MI BASE. WE RPTED TFC NOT IN SIGHT BUT SAW A TARGET ON TCAS AT 2 O'CLOCK POS WHICH THEN DISAPPEARED (BEHIND OUR R WING). WE AGAIN ASKED TWR FOR TFC POS AND AGAIN RPTED NOT IN SIGHT. AT APPROX 300 FT ON SHORT FINAL, WE SAW AN ACFT TOUCHING DOWN ON RWY 4 ON AN INTERSECTING PATH WITH OUR PLANNED ROLLOUT. WE THEN EXECUTED A MISSED APCH.

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.