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GA pilot reported experiencing an airborne conflict during departure having to take evasive action. Reporter cited an increase in traffic due to the lifting of stay at home restrictions as a contributing factor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1743562 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202005 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 55 Flight Crew Total 11000 Flight Crew Type 3000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Clearance |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 6000 Vertical 500 |
Narrative:
Due to covid-19; ZZZ tower had reduced staffing resulting in 1 controller working tower; ground control and clearance frequencies. A relatively nice day and lifting of stay at home restrictions caused a very high amount of air traffic; with a mix of IFR and VFR; with a lot of training and pilots trying to get back to flying. On departure we leveled at 2;500 feet flying runway heading (departed xxl); once above traffic that was staying in the pattern for xxr; we were given a right turn to 230. In the right turn to 230; traffic was observed on TCAS at 12 o'clock; same altitude; opposite direction; just outside of a mile; increased rate of turn and initiated a climbed to 3;00 feet to ensure separation; returned to 2;500 feet when clear of traffic on 230 heading. Was handed off to ZZZ1 departure with no further/other traffic conflicts and no apparent problems arising from our altitude deviation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA pilot reported experiencing an airborne conflict during departure having to take evasive action. Reporter cited an increase in traffic due to the lifting of stay at home restrictions as a contributing factor.
Narrative: Due to COVID-19; ZZZ Tower had reduced staffing resulting in 1 Controller working Tower; Ground Control and Clearance Frequencies. A relatively nice day and lifting of stay at home restrictions caused a very high amount of air traffic; with a mix of IFR and VFR; with a lot of training and pilots trying to get back to flying. On departure we leveled at 2;500 feet flying runway heading (departed XXL); once above traffic that was staying in the pattern for XXR; we were given a right turn to 230. In the right turn to 230; traffic was observed on TCAS at 12 o'clock; same altitude; opposite direction; just outside of a mile; increased rate of turn and initiated a climbed to 3;00 feet to ensure separation; returned to 2;500 feet when clear of traffic on 230 heading. Was handed off to ZZZ1 Departure with no further/other traffic conflicts and no apparent problems arising from our altitude deviation.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.