Small aircraft X failed to comply with ATC instructions in alb arsa.

Attributes
ACN	143017
Time
Date	199004
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : alb
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : alb
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	143017
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Alb was landing and departing runway 19 on a 3 scope radar confign, 2 approach sectors and a final sector. Small aircraft X inbound to alb from the south was instructed to follow the hudson river northbound for left traffic. When small aircraft X was approximately 6 mi south it veered toward the airport, flying into the departure path of runway 19. Air carrier Y was departing runway 19 with instructions to maintain 3000'. About 3 mi off the end of the runway, air carrier Y passed very close to small aircraft X, who's turn suddenly toward the runway had been unnoticed by either approach or tower. A safety alert was issued to air carrier Y and the small aircraft was turned away from the airport. The small aircraft never saw air carrier Y, but air carrier Y saw the small aircraft. Only increased surveillance by approach and tower would have saved this unless you vectored all aircraft 10 mi from the runway until they were on final. Also, it would be nice to see the FAA explain traffic flows at busier level 3 facs to pilots to prevent such kamikaze turns.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA X FAILED TO COMPLY WITH ATC INSTRUCTIONS IN ALB ARSA.

Narrative: ALB WAS LNDG AND DEPARTING RWY 19 ON A 3 SCOPE RADAR CONFIGN, 2 APCH SECTORS AND A FINAL SECTOR. SMA X INBOUND TO ALB FROM THE S WAS INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW THE HUDSON RIVER NBOUND FOR LEFT TFC. WHEN SMA X WAS APPROX 6 MI S IT VEERED TOWARD THE ARPT, FLYING INTO THE DEP PATH OF RWY 19. ACR Y WAS DEPARTING RWY 19 WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO MAINTAIN 3000'. ABOUT 3 MI OFF THE END OF THE RWY, ACR Y PASSED VERY CLOSE TO SMA X, WHO'S TURN SUDDENLY TOWARD THE RWY HAD BEEN UNNOTICED BY EITHER APCH OR TWR. A SAFETY ALERT WAS ISSUED TO ACR Y AND THE SMA WAS TURNED AWAY FROM THE ARPT. THE SMA NEVER SAW ACR Y, BUT ACR Y SAW THE SMA. ONLY INCREASED SURVEILLANCE BY APCH AND TWR WOULD HAVE SAVED THIS UNLESS YOU VECTORED ALL ACFT 10 MI FROM THE RWY UNTIL THEY WERE ON FINAL. ALSO, IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE THE FAA EXPLAIN TFC FLOWS AT BUSIER LEVEL 3 FACS TO PLTS TO PREVENT SUCH KAMIKAZE TURNS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.