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Air carrier flight crew in passenger light transport buzzed by military-fgt jet, passing approximately one half mile and 500' vertical.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 108529 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198901 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdc |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 12500 msl bound upper : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc tower : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Fighter |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 6934 |
| ASRS Report | 108529 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
En route from phf to phl, level 13000' between swl and sie, ZDC controller called VFR traffic 1-2 O'clock, 12400'. Saw traffic Y playing with another aircraft off shore. A few mins later aircraft Y passed us at 12500' opp direction approximately 1/2 mi off our right, high rate of speed, controller calling out Y the whole time. Y passed us, continued 10 mi south. Y turned around came at us 500' above at high speed again. Controller pointed traffic out to us continuously, at 8 mi, 6 mi, 4 mi, then at 2 mi behind us I asked for a 90 degree turn left or right to see what Y would do. Controller gave us a 90 degree turn to the left, heading approximately 300 degrees. Entered turn and looked back to see chasing plane's reaction. He entered a steep left turn and dove for the ground, coming within a 1/2 mi of us. Y was close enough to tell that it was a military fgt. Controller asked me if I considered that he was buzzing me. I stated that I did believe that I was being buzzed by him. The controller then said that he, Y, would be tracked by radar. I said that there should be a law against Y's actions. After a frequency change, next sector (acy/sie) I asked the controller for center's phone and sector supervisor's name to file a report. I received both. After landing at phl I advised my company's operations, and filed this report. Controller possible could have called Y on guard 121.5 and 243.0 and ordered Y to 'break off attack.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR FLT CREW IN PASSENGER LTT BUZZED BY MIL-FGT JET, PASSING APPROX ONE HALF MILE AND 500' VERTICAL.
Narrative: ENRTE FROM PHF TO PHL, LEVEL 13000' BTWN SWL AND SIE, ZDC CTLR CALLED VFR TFC 1-2 O'CLOCK, 12400'. SAW TFC Y PLAYING WITH ANOTHER ACFT OFF SHORE. A FEW MINS LATER ACFT Y PASSED US AT 12500' OPP DIRECTION APPROX 1/2 MI OFF OUR RIGHT, HIGH RATE OF SPD, CTLR CALLING OUT Y THE WHOLE TIME. Y PASSED US, CONTINUED 10 MI S. Y TURNED AROUND CAME AT US 500' ABOVE AT HIGH SPD AGAIN. CTLR POINTED TFC OUT TO US CONTINUOUSLY, AT 8 MI, 6 MI, 4 MI, THEN AT 2 MI BEHIND US I ASKED FOR A 90 DEG TURN LEFT OR RIGHT TO SEE WHAT Y WOULD DO. CTLR GAVE US A 90 DEG TURN TO THE LEFT, HDG APPROX 300 DEGS. ENTERED TURN AND LOOKED BACK TO SEE CHASING PLANE'S REACTION. HE ENTERED A STEEP LEFT TURN AND DOVE FOR THE GND, COMING WITHIN A 1/2 MI OF US. Y WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO TELL THAT IT WAS A MIL FGT. CTLR ASKED ME IF I CONSIDERED THAT HE WAS BUZZING ME. I STATED THAT I DID BELIEVE THAT I WAS BEING BUZZED BY HIM. THE CTLR THEN SAID THAT HE, Y, WOULD BE TRACKED BY RADAR. I SAID THAT THERE SHOULD BE A LAW AGAINST Y'S ACTIONS. AFTER A FREQ CHANGE, NEXT SECTOR (ACY/SIE) I ASKED THE CTLR FOR CENTER'S PHONE AND SECTOR SUPVR'S NAME TO FILE A RPT. I RECEIVED BOTH. AFTER LNDG AT PHL I ADVISED MY COMPANY'S OPS, AND FILED THIS RPT. CTLR POSSIBLE COULD HAVE CALLED Y ON GUARD 121.5 AND 243.0 AND ORDERED Y TO 'BREAK OFF ATTACK.'
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.