Narrative:

Let me apologize in advance as I am writing this report based on a memo left in my mail file 10 fri 88 stating, 'complaint filed by FAA' re incident on oct tue head to head with mdt, both went around.' personally I feel from our standpoint, there was no incident worth mentioning, however, I will explain what occurred that I feel may have generated this complaint. On oct tue 1988 I was giving initial line training to a new first officer. We were on an IFR flight plan from pdx to psc and being controled by ZSE. We were approximately 10 mi from pasco and there was also an air carrier B flight on our frequency whose destination was also psc. The center told air carrier B of our position and air carrier B told the controller that they had us in sight. The center controller then very clearly told air carrier B to follow us to the airport and air carrier B acknowledged. At approximately 5 mi from the airport, we reported the field in sight and that we would be using runway 21R (due to lateness pasco tower was closed). Center cleared us for a visual approach to the pasco airport. We made right traffic to runway 21R. (Note. This is the only runway equipped with an ILS.) turning right base we noticed air carrier B lined up for a straight in approach to runway 12. At this point there was approximately 5-7 mi between us. When we made our turn to final, we observed air carrier B making a missed approach. We continued our approach to landing which was normal and uneventful. I feel that the only cause for air carrier B's go around was due to their non compliance with center's instruction to follow us. Please note also, there was never a head to head situation and both aircraft did not go around.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TWO ACR ACFT MAKE SIMULTANEOUS VISUAL APCHES TO INTERSECTING RWYS AT UNCONTROLLED ARPT.

Narrative: LET ME APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE AS I AM WRITING THIS REPORT BASED ON A MEMO LEFT IN MY MAIL FILE 10 FRI 88 STATING, 'COMPLAINT FILED BY FAA' RE INCIDENT ON OCT TUE HEAD TO HEAD WITH MDT, BOTH WENT AROUND.' PERSONALLY I FEEL FROM OUR STANDPOINT, THERE WAS NO INCIDENT WORTH MENTIONING, HOWEVER, I WILL EXPLAIN WHAT OCCURRED THAT I FEEL MAY HAVE GENERATED THIS COMPLAINT. ON OCT TUE 1988 I WAS GIVING INITIAL LINE TRNING TO A NEW F/O. WE WERE ON AN IFR FLT PLAN FROM PDX TO PSC AND BEING CTLED BY ZSE. WE WERE APPROX 10 MI FROM PASCO AND THERE WAS ALSO AN ACR B FLT ON OUR FREQ WHOSE DEST WAS ALSO PSC. THE CENTER TOLD ACR B OF OUR POS AND ACR B TOLD THE CTLR THAT THEY HAD US IN SIGHT. THE CENTER CTLR THEN VERY CLEARLY TOLD ACR B TO FOLLOW US TO THE ARPT AND ACR B ACKNOWLEDGED. AT APPROX 5 MI FROM THE ARPT, WE RPTED THE FIELD IN SIGHT AND THAT WE WOULD BE USING RWY 21R (DUE TO LATENESS PASCO TWR WAS CLOSED). CENTER CLRED US FOR A VISUAL APCH TO THE PASCO ARPT. WE MADE RIGHT TFC TO RWY 21R. (NOTE. THIS IS THE ONLY RWY EQUIPPED WITH AN ILS.) TURNING RIGHT BASE WE NOTICED ACR B LINED UP FOR A STRAIGHT IN APCH TO RWY 12. AT THIS POINT THERE WAS APPROX 5-7 MI BTWN US. WHEN WE MADE OUR TURN TO FINAL, WE OBSERVED ACR B MAKING A MISSED APCH. WE CONTINUED OUR APCH TO LNDG WHICH WAS NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL. I FEEL THAT THE ONLY CAUSE FOR ACR B'S GO AROUND WAS DUE TO THEIR NON COMPLIANCE WITH CENTER'S INSTRUCTION TO FOLLOW US. PLEASE NOTE ALSO, THERE WAS NEVER A HEAD TO HEAD SITUATION AND BOTH ACFT DID NOT GO AROUND.

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.