ACR FLC COMPLAINS OF APCH LNDG PROCS AT LAX WITH SMA SMT SEPARATION FROM ACR ACFT WITH TCASII ON MULTIPLE RWY OPS PARALLEL RWY WHICH; IN HIS CASE; CREATED THE NEED IN HIS MIND FOR AN EVASIVE ACTION ACFT MANEUVER CLB GAR.

Date: 1992-07 · Aircraft: Large Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng

Anomalies: conflict-airborne-conflict|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|other-unspecified

Synopsis

ACR FLC COMPLAINS OF APCH LNDG PROCS AT LAX WITH SMA SMT SEPARATION FROM ACR ACFT WITH TCASII ON MULTIPLE RWY OPS PARALLEL RWY WHICH; IN HIS CASE; CREATED THE NEED IN HIS MIND FOR AN EVASIVE ACTION ACFT MANEUVER CLB GAR.

Narrative

FLT WAS CLRED FOR THE CIVET 2 PROFILE DSCNT AT LAX WITH THE TRANSITION TO THE ILS 25L APCH. THE PROFILE WAS FLOWN IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL ALT AND SPD RESTRICTIONS; AND THE TRANSITION TO THE 25L ILS WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT. OUTSIDE THE LIMMA OM; APCH CTL NOTIFIED FLT THAT A SMALL ACFT WAS MAKING A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 25R AND THAT ACFT WOULD BE BEHIND AND TO THE R OF FLT DURING THE APCH. NEITHER PLT ON FLT EVER HAD A VISUAL REF WITH THE SMALL ACFT ON APCH TO 25R; NOR WAS ANY RADIO XMISSION MADE BY FLT ACKNOWLEDGING A VISUAL REF. INSIDE THE LIMMA OM; AT APPROX 2000 FT; FLT SWITCHED OVER TO LAX TWR FREQ ON ITS OWN; AS APCH CTL HAD NOT INSTRUCTED THE FLT TO DO SO AT THAT TIME. AT APPROX 1500 FT ABOVE THE GND; FLT RECEIVED A CONFLICT ALERT ON THE TCASII. IT INSTRUCTED FLT TO CLB. THE FO REDUCED HIS RATE OF DSCNT AND WAS BRINGING THE ACFT TOWARDS LEVEL FLT. THE CAPT NOTIFIED LAX TWR OF THE CONFLICT ALERT AND ASKED ABOUT TFC. TWR SAID THERE WAS TFC ON A VFR APCH TO THE R OF FLT; BUT NEITHER PLT ON FLT COULD SEE THE TFC. AT THIS TIME; THE TCASII ALERT WAS INSTRUCTING FLT TO INCREASE RATE OF CLB AND THE INST SHOWED AN ACFT DIRECTLY UNDER FLT. THE CAPT INSTRUCTED THE FO TO GAR AT THIS TIME; WHICH HE DID. DURING THE GAR AND SUBSEQUENT APCH AND LNDG ALL ALT; HDG; AND AIRSPD INSTRUCTIONS WERE COMPLIED WITH BY FLT AS ISSUED BY LAX TWR; DEP; AND APCH CTL. APCH CTL SHOULD CONSIDER USING MORE SEPARATION BTWN TCASII EQUIPPED ACFT IN VFR CONDITIONS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT ON PARALLEL RWYS WHICH DO NOT MEET FAA MINS FOR IFR SIMULTANEOUS PARALLEL APCHS.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.