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CE650 night landing at tiw initiated go around after spotting aircraft on runway. ATC indicated they were unaware of an aircraft that had landed gear up at the time they had issued the clearance to land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 677394 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200511 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tiw.airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : tiw.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Citation III VI VII |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : tiw.tower |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 120 |
| ASRS Report | 677394 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed missed approach flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 50 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On arrival at tiw; we were cleared for a visual approach; then cleared to land; at 50 ft AGL; an aircraft with no lights was spotted on the runway about 500 ft from the approach end. A go around was made and we were diverted to bfi for landing. On arrival at bfi; I contacted tiw tower and they indicated the other aircraft had landed gear up and they were not aware of the aircraft on the runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CE650 NIGHT LNDG AT TIW INITIATED GAR AFTER SPOTTING ACFT ON RWY. ATC INDICATED THEY WERE UNAWARE OF AN ACFT THAT HAD LANDED GEAR UP AT THE TIME THEY HAD ISSUED THE CLRNC TO LAND.
Narrative: ON ARR AT TIW; WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH; THEN CLRED TO LAND; AT 50 FT AGL; AN ACFT WITH NO LIGHTS WAS SPOTTED ON THE RWY ABOUT 500 FT FROM THE APCH END. A GAR WAS MADE AND WE WERE DIVERTED TO BFI FOR LNDG. ON ARR AT BFI; I CONTACTED TIW TWR AND THEY INDICATED THE OTHER ACFT HAD LANDED GEAR UP AND THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE ACFT ON THE RWY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.