<< >> NASA ASRS Report 846692, August 2009

Bna approach controller's described a go around event when the second of two military transport aircraft; on an over-head approach; was late exiting the runway causing the go around event.

Attributes
ACN	846692
Time
Date	200908
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	BNA.Tower
State Reference	TN
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Hercules (C-130)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Premier 1
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Person 1
Function	Local
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Radar 20
Person 2
Function	Approach
Experience	Air Traffic Control Military 6 Air Traffic Control Radar 1
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict

Narrative:

Two military transport aircraft were in a left break for runway 2C for the overhead approach. The number two aircraft re-entered the final with the premier aircraft 2-3 miles behind him. Unknown at this time if the premier had visual on the military aircraft. When local control realized this he told the premier to maintain visual and caution wake. The premier was sent around due to lack of runway separation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BNA approach controller's described a go around event when the second of two military transport aircraft; on an over-head approach; was late exiting the runway causing the go around event.

Narrative: Two military transport aircraft were in a left break for Runway 2C for the overhead approach. The number two aircraft re-entered the final with the Premier aircraft 2-3 miles behind him. Unknown at this time if the Premier had visual on the military aircraft. When LC realized this he told the Premier to maintain visual and caution wake. The Premier was sent around due to lack of runway separation.

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.