<< >> NASA ASRS Report 748601, August 2007

B777 landing iad alleges pct controller failed to turn aircraft on final; passing 2 final approachs; before having to remind controller of same.

Attributes
ACN	748601
Time
Date	200708
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pct.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 1l
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	748601
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to original clearance none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

On vectors; but not cleared to intercept the localizer 1L at iad; controller forgot about us; and overshot us about 3 mi east of the localizer course for runway 1R! He apologized; then cleared us to turn back left and intercept the localizer 1L for the visual approach. Controller was apparently distraction; and asked another aircraft where they were parking at manassas; and if they wanted runway 34L or runway 34R at manassas. Controller also forgot to switch us to tower; which we accomplished on our own at 800 ft AGL on short final. It seems that priorities may have gotten out of whack. But a B777 is a large; heavy aircraft; and losing awareness of its position at 3000 ft; shooting across 2 active runway locs before realizing he had forgotten us; is unsatisfactory.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777 LNDG IAD ALLEGES PCT CTLR FAILED TO TURN ACFT ON FINAL; PASSING 2 FINAL APCHS; BEFORE HAVING TO REMIND CTLR OF SAME.

Narrative: ON VECTORS; BUT NOT CLRED TO INTERCEPT THE LOC 1L AT IAD; CTLR FORGOT ABOUT US; AND OVERSHOT US ABOUT 3 MI E OF THE LOC COURSE FOR RWY 1R! HE APOLOGIZED; THEN CLRED US TO TURN BACK L AND INTERCEPT THE LOC 1L FOR THE VISUAL APCH. CTLR WAS APPARENTLY DISTR; AND ASKED ANOTHER ACFT WHERE THEY WERE PARKING AT MANASSAS; AND IF THEY WANTED RWY 34L OR RWY 34R AT MANASSAS. CTLR ALSO FORGOT TO SWITCH US TO TWR; WHICH WE ACCOMPLISHED ON OUR OWN AT 800 FT AGL ON SHORT FINAL. IT SEEMS THAT PRIORITIES MAY HAVE GOTTEN OUT OF WHACK. BUT A B777 IS A LARGE; HVY ACFT; AND LOSING AWARENESS OF ITS POS AT 3000 FT; SHOOTING ACROSS 2 ACTIVE RWY LOCS BEFORE REALIZING HE HAD FORGOTTEN US; IS UNSATISFACTORY.

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.