MLG IN FLARE FOR LNDG HAS NMAC WITH SMA ON TKOF.

1993-06 · NASA ASRS report 244448

Date: 1993-06 · Aircraft: Medium Large Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng

Anomalies: conflict-nmac|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy

Synopsis

MLG IN FLARE FOR LNDG HAS NMAC WITH SMA ON TKOF.

Narrative

VFR; SOME HAZE; VISIBILITY APPROX 8-10 MI. WHILE ON 6 MI R BASE LEG FOR 28L; WE WERE #1 FOR ARPT AND CLRED TO LAND BUT TOLD TO TURN FINAL OUTSIDE THE LOCATOR FOR NOISE ABATEMENT. NEITHER I NOR MY COPLT CAN REMEMBER WHEN; BUT AN SMA WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON 28L. AFTER TURNING FINAL AND SLOWLY CONFIGURING FOR LNDG TO EXPEDITE OUR ARR; WE WERE AT APCH SPD OF 133 KTS AT 500 FT. WITH THE SUN ANGLE; LACK OF TCASII WARNING OR STROBE LIGHTS ON THE SMA NEITHER ONE OF US SAW THE SMA. NO CALLOUT OR COMMANDS FROM TWR TO US OR THE SMA. I FIRST SAW THE SMA WHEN I WAS ABOUT 20-30 FT ABOVE THE RWY IN THE PLANE AND THE SMA WAS SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE HORIZON. AT THIS POINT; I ELECTED TO LAND THINKING THAT; IF I WENT AROUND I MIGHT HIT HIM OR BLOW HIM INTO THE GND. A SOMEWHAT NORMAL LNDG WAS MADE WHILE APPLYING HVY BRAKES AND REVERSE. I CALLED TWR WHILE I WAS IN THE FLARE AND ASKED WHAT THE SMA WAS DOING AND GOT NO RESPONSE. AFTER THE SECOND CALL AND WHILE WE ROLLED UNDER THE SMA; WE WERE TOLD HE WAS TURNING N AND I SAID 'THANKS!' I DON'T THINK TWR KNEW WHAT HAPPENED UNTIL THE SECOND CALL. WE WERE TCASII EQUIPPED AND THE SYS WAS WORKING; BUT NO WARNING WAS GIVEN; NO STROBE LIGHT SEEN; JUST THE SILHOUETTE. THE TWR OPERATOR SAID LATER THAT WHEN HE CLRED THE SMA FOR TKOF HE DIDN'T PAY HIM MUCH ATTN AND WATCHED US INSTEAD. A TIMELY GAR CALL WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE.

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

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