Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 170; Flight Crew Total 16904; Flight Crew Type 750
Conflict Airborne Conflict; Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Flight Crew Executed Go Around / Missed Approach; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Airport; Procedure; Airspace Structure
We were on approach to Runway 03 at Bagram on a cargo charter flight with the First Officer as pilot flying. Bagram is a high activity (UAV's; and numerous aircraft types) air base and a 'lights out' operation below FL160 due to the potential for hostile enemy activity nearby. It is customary to be vectored for a high final approach to the aerodrome with a steep approach path on final; turning lights on as needed just prior to landing. After being cleared for the approach it became apparent that we were on a higher approach path angle than standard; even for Bagram. We initially thought that we would be able to salvage the high approach; but ultimately requested a 360 degree turn on final. We were told by Tower that we would have to execute the published MAP procedure straight out. ATC cautioned us on air traffic activity on either side of our missed approach path on the go around. Somewhere in the vicinity of 7;000 FT MSL (2;100 FT AGL) on climb out; we received a brief TCAS RA. We were already climbing at a good rate to 12;500 FT when we received the RA; so we continued the climb until said advisory had ended. As pilot not flying; I found myself multi-tasking during the entire event; helping the First Officer with suggestions on flap settings; changing radio frequency on the go around; etc; as the go around procedure and callout's were somewhat non-standard. I had no visual sighting of our target aircraft; due to the lights off operational procedure for Bagram. The subsequent re-vector and landing were uneventful.
Air Carrier Captain describes a night approach and missed approach with TCAS events at Bagram Airbase.