Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 63; Flight Crew Total 2507; Flight Crew Type 2507
Situational Awareness; Training / Qualification
ATC Issue All Types
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Executed Go Around / Missed Approach
Human Factors; Procedure
On the transition to an ILS Approach. Once we were handed over to Approach we were given different speeds along the approach which is typical. It was IMC with a reported ceiling of 700 ft. We were given 160 kts. and handed over to Tower frequency. The aircraft we were following at the time was 5 miles ahead of us. Approximately 3 miles outside of the final approach fix I saw on the TCAS an aircraft turning a right base and appeared to be sequencing in front of us. Tower shortly after instructed us to slow to approach speed which was 135 kts. We were then told we were following Aircraft Y. The Aircraft Y was approximately 2 miles ahead of us. I told the First Officer to plan on a go-around. I had fully briefed the approach prior to Top of Descent. Tower then asked the Aircraft Y to do a midfield landing due to separation. Around 1;400 ft. we were told to go-around. It was a normal go-around profile and we were vectored back for a normal landing.
Crew was on approach. Initial ATIS reported ceilings 400 feet and 1/2 mile visibility. Crew elected to transfer controls to the Captain and execute an auto-land approach for currency and to increase safety margin. Approach was commencing normally with positive airspeed control by ATC. Approximately 4 miles from Final Approach Fix ATC vectored an aircraft onto final ahead of us. Aircraft rolled out approximately 2 miles ahead on final as indicated by TCAS. We were handed off to Tower and given clearance to land number two. Preceding aircraft was instructed to expedite turnoff after landing due to close interval. At approximately 800 feet. and at the top of the IMC layer; Tower canceled landing clearance and directed a climb to 2;000 feet and track localizer inbound. Crew conducted a normal go-around. Aircraft was vectored to a second approach and a normal landing ensued.
Air carrier flight crew conducting an auto-land reported LAX ATC issued them a go-around due to insufficient spacing with the preceding landing aircraft.