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Large transport climbing after takeoff and an small aircraft in traffic pattern have near midair collision over hou.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 173197 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199103 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hou |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : hou& |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 173197 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 215 flight time total : 22247 flight time type : 215 |
| ASRS Report | 172476 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After we started takeoff roll, second officer called out traffic. I saw an small aircraft in the landing pattern and said, 'roger, keep an eye on him.' after rotation and liftoff, captain said, 'better turn right and climb.' I stated that I didn't have the traffic (he was on the left side), and the captain took the aircraft. Captain later stated that we passed over a single engine small aircraft by about 100'. When I called hobby tower immediately after the incident, they apologized for not calling out the traffic and that he was supposed to pass behind us. Lesson: stay alert for traffic, even in control zones. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter described the near midair collision in greater detail. He said he wasn't sure of the small aircraft's destination and had no idea why the small aircraft did not pass behind them as cleared.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LGT CLIMBING AFTER TKOF AND AN SMA IN TRAFFIC PATTERN HAVE NMAC OVER HOU.
Narrative: AFTER WE STARTED TKOF ROLL, S/O CALLED OUT TFC. I SAW AN SMA IN THE LNDG PATTERN AND SAID, 'ROGER, KEEP AN EYE ON HIM.' AFTER ROTATION AND LIFTOFF, CAPT SAID, 'BETTER TURN RIGHT AND CLB.' I STATED THAT I DIDN'T HAVE THE TFC (HE WAS ON THE LEFT SIDE), AND THE CAPT TOOK THE ACFT. CAPT LATER STATED THAT WE PASSED OVER A SINGLE ENG SMA BY ABOUT 100'. WHEN I CALLED HOBBY TWR IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INCIDENT, THEY APOLOGIZED FOR NOT CALLING OUT THE TFC AND THAT HE WAS SUPPOSED TO PASS BEHIND US. LESSON: STAY ALERT FOR TFC, EVEN IN CTL ZONES. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR DESCRIBED THE NMAC IN GREATER DETAIL. HE SAID HE WASN'T SURE OF THE SMA'S DEST AND HAD NO IDEA WHY THE SMA DID NOT PASS BEHIND THEM AS CLRED.
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.