<< >> NASA ASRS Report 202706, February 1992

Military pilot reports proximity to ground situation when TRACON departure controller forgets to alter departure altitude of MTR.

Attributes
ACN	202706
Time
Date	199202
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ogd airport : hif
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : slc tower : ewr
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military Transport
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : military
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 6900 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	202706
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

On takeoff from hill AFB runway 14 we followed our instructions to fly to 2 DME then turn right to heading 270 degrees maintain 5000 ft. When we contacted slc approach/departure control no changes were made and we maintained that heading and altitude for an abnormally long time (proceeding wbound). I assumed were were held from climbing for arrs into slc. Suddenly slc issued instructions to then climb to 8000 ft 'expedite through 7000 ft for terrain' and seconds later issued a turn to heading 310. He obviously forgot we were there at that altitude. Prior to this he seemed to be distraction with other traffic. I should have been more position oriented to catch the fact we were too low also.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MIL PLT RPTS PROX TO GND SITUATION WHEN TRACON DEP CTLR FORGETS TO ALTER DEP ALT OF MTR.

Narrative: ON TKOF FROM HILL AFB RWY 14 WE FOLLOWED OUR INSTRUCTIONS TO FLY TO 2 DME THEN TURN R TO HDG 270 DEGS MAINTAIN 5000 FT. WHEN WE CONTACTED SLC APCH/DEP CTL NO CHANGES WERE MADE AND WE MAINTAINED THAT HDG AND ALT FOR AN ABNORMALLY LONG TIME (PROCEEDING WBOUND). I ASSUMED WERE WERE HELD FROM CLBING FOR ARRS INTO SLC. SUDDENLY SLC ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS TO THEN CLB TO 8000 FT 'EXPEDITE THROUGH 7000 FT FOR TERRAIN' AND SECONDS LATER ISSUED A TURN TO HDG 310. HE OBVIOUSLY FORGOT WE WERE THERE AT THAT ALT. PRIOR TO THIS HE SEEMED TO BE DISTR WITH OTHER TFC. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE POS ORIENTED TO CATCH THE FACT WE WERE TOO LOW ALSO.

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.