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Air carrier large transport requested runway 16 into ric. Approach controller failed to comply and aircraft made go around turning for visual to requested runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 86234 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198804 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ric |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ric |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Route In Use | approach : visual enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 86234 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 12500 |
| ASRS Report | 86439 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
Flight clt-ric, had 5 frequency changes out of 8 where controller did not answer after first call, 3 times not until third case and once had to go to previous frequency and told that was correct, WX was choppy and rainy below 6000. Told ric approach we wanted runway 16 and not 20 due to length of runways. He acknowledged, vectored us to follow corp Y. Had to go around because he vectored us to runway 20 for visual behind corp Y and we could not turn into runway 16. Climbed turning left around to 270, controller said head 360 (from 090). Told him we were in moderate turbulence and turning away from it. He told us there was another aircraft west and could we maintain VFR? Responded 'yes'. He said he did not know we intended runway 16. He was busy with 4 or 5 other aircraft within 10 mi of airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LGT REQUESTED RWY 16 INTO RIC. APCH CTLR FAILED TO COMPLY AND ACFT MADE GO AROUND TURNING FOR VISUAL TO REQUESTED RWY.
Narrative: FLT CLT-RIC, HAD 5 FREQ CHANGES OUT OF 8 WHERE CTLR DID NOT ANSWER AFTER FIRST CALL, 3 TIMES NOT UNTIL THIRD CASE AND ONCE HAD TO GO TO PREVIOUS FREQ AND TOLD THAT WAS CORRECT, WX WAS CHOPPY AND RAINY BELOW 6000. TOLD RIC APCH WE WANTED RWY 16 AND NOT 20 DUE TO LENGTH OF RWYS. HE ACKNOWLEDGED, VECTORED US TO FOLLOW CORP Y. HAD TO GO AROUND BECAUSE HE VECTORED US TO RWY 20 FOR VISUAL BEHIND CORP Y AND WE COULD NOT TURN INTO RWY 16. CLIMBED TURNING LEFT AROUND TO 270, CTLR SAID HEAD 360 (FROM 090). TOLD HIM WE WERE IN MODERATE TURB AND TURNING AWAY FROM IT. HE TOLD US THERE WAS ANOTHER ACFT WEST AND COULD WE MAINTAIN VFR? RESPONDED 'YES'. HE SAID HE DID NOT KNOW WE INTENDED RWY 16. HE WAS BUSY WITH 4 OR 5 OTHER ACFT WITHIN 10 MI OF ARPT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.