Evasive action taken to avoid aircraft overshooting turn onto final.

Attributes
ACN	94393
Time
Date	198809
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mem
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : circling approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time type : 4300
ASRS Report	94393
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1500 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were cleared for a visual approach to runway 35R. When 8 DME from field (on final) the approach controller said we had parallel traffic at 10 O'clock, descend to 1500'. As he called it out I saw an medium large transport in a steep bank. He was overshooting centerline of runway 35L and we banked to the right to stay behind him and descended 500'. The medium large transport overshot the right runway also and overshot well to the right of centerline runway 35R. We were able to stay behind him and waited till he headed back to line up on the runway 35L. We landed west/O incident. This was a near miss. If we'd been 10 KTS faster and if the approach controller hadn't called him out when he did, we may have ended up colliding.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN TO AVOID ACFT OVERSHOOTING TURN ONTO FINAL.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 35R. WHEN 8 DME FROM FIELD (ON FINAL) THE APCH CTLR SAID WE HAD PARALLEL TFC AT 10 O'CLOCK, DSND TO 1500'. AS HE CALLED IT OUT I SAW AN MLG IN A STEEP BANK. HE WAS OVERSHOOTING CENTERLINE OF RWY 35L AND WE BANKED TO THE RIGHT TO STAY BEHIND HIM AND DSNDED 500'. THE MLG OVERSHOT THE RIGHT RWY ALSO AND OVERSHOT WELL TO THE RIGHT OF CENTERLINE RWY 35R. WE WERE ABLE TO STAY BEHIND HIM AND WAITED TILL HE HEADED BACK TO LINE UP ON THE RWY 35L. WE LANDED W/O INCIDENT. THIS WAS A NEAR MISS. IF WE'D BEEN 10 KTS FASTER AND IF THE APCH CTLR HADN'T CALLED HIM OUT WHEN HE DID, WE MAY HAVE ENDED UP COLLIDING.

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.