Fearing a conflict with another landing aircraft, large transport abandoned his approach.

Attributes
ACN	93188
Time
Date	198808
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 600 msl bound upper : 600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dca
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport
Flight Phase	landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	93188
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

We flew the river approach to runway 18 and were cleared to land. However there was an mdt also cleared to land on runway 15 to hold short of runway 18. We were told about the mdt by tower, and therefore refused our landing clearance and went missed approach. We do understand that washington national has a unique situation and that they have a letter of agreement with the mdt operators to hold short of runway 18 when landing on runway 15. This is well and good however it only takes one mdt to be unable to hold short at the last second and we now have the makings of a major problem. This practice could be an accident looking for a place to happen and the place will be at the intersection of runway 18 and runway 15.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FEARING A CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER LNDG ACFT, LGT ABANDONED HIS APCH.

Narrative: WE FLEW THE RIVER APCH TO RWY 18 AND WERE CLRED TO LAND. HOWEVER THERE WAS AN MDT ALSO CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 15 TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 18. WE WERE TOLD ABOUT THE MDT BY TWR, AND THEREFORE REFUSED OUR LNDG CLRNC AND WENT MISSED APCH. WE DO UNDERSTAND THAT WASHINGTON NATIONAL HAS A UNIQUE SITUATION AND THAT THEY HAVE A LETTER OF AGREEMENT WITH THE MDT OPERATORS TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 18 WHEN LNDG ON RWY 15. THIS IS WELL AND GOOD HOWEVER IT ONLY TAKES ONE MDT TO BE UNABLE TO HOLD SHORT AT THE LAST SECOND AND WE NOW HAVE THE MAKINGS OF A MAJOR PROB. THIS PRACTICE COULD BE AN ACCIDENT LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO HAPPEN AND THE PLACE WILL BE AT THE INTXN OF RWY 18 AND RWY 15.

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.