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Military fgt's overtook small aircraft in TCA. Less than standard separation in TCA. Evasive action taken. System error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 207202 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199204 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : den |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : den |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Fighter |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 207202 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1500 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
I was so busy but both aircraft were VFR. The small aircraft was on a practice ILS to bkf. A flight of 4 fgt's VFR caught the small aircraft at mindy intersection at 8000 ft before they got them in sight. They were inside the TCA.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MIL FGT'S OVERTOOK SMA IN TCA. LTSS IN TCA. EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. SYS ERROR.
Narrative: I WAS SO BUSY BUT BOTH ACFT WERE VFR. THE SMA WAS ON A PRACTICE ILS TO BKF. A FLT OF 4 FGT'S VFR CAUGHT THE SMA AT MINDY INTXN AT 8000 FT BEFORE THEY GOT THEM IN SIGHT. THEY WERE INSIDE THE TCA.
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.