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An air carrier aircraft on final approach received a TCAS RA; which required not descending. When clear of conflict the aircraft was to high to affect a stabilized approach the flight crew initiated a go-around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 842853 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200906 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DEN.Airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 3600 Flight Crew Type 500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach |
Narrative:
While on final to 34L we received a TCAS directive to 'don't descend'. The duration of my level off because of the TCAS alert caused me to be too high to complete the approach safely; and I elected to go missed approach. The subsequent approach was uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air carrier aircraft on final approach received a TCAS RA; which required not descending. When clear of conflict the aircraft was to high to affect a stabilized approach the flight crew initiated a go-around.
Narrative: While on final to 34L we received a TCAS directive to 'Don't Descend'. The duration of my level off because of the TCAS alert caused me to be too high to complete the approach safely; and I elected to go missed approach. The subsequent approach was uneventful.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.