Commuter aircraft receives TCASII RA to climb after being told second aircraft would level.

Attributes
ACN	220831
Time
Date	199209
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bdr
State Reference	CT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : n90
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	220831
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 250 vertical : 250
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Received TCASII generated RA after ATC advised us traffic would level at 3000. Traffic continued climbing and TCASII issued the RA. We initiated climb and leveled off at about 4500 ft. Arrival rtes to jfk sends propellers and turboprops over bridgeport at 4000 for all arrs from upstate ny. This becomes a safety hazard when wkend pleasure traffic increases controller workload. Some are not very proficient in ATC communications and this puts an extra strain on an overloaded system. With everyone cutting each other off it is difficult for ATC to issue TAS. This is an accident waiting to happen.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER ACFT RECEIVES TCASII RA TO CLB AFTER BEING TOLD SECOND ACFT WOULD LEVEL.

Narrative: RECEIVED TCASII GENERATED RA AFTER ATC ADVISED US TFC WOULD LEVEL AT 3000. TFC CONTINUED CLBING AND TCASII ISSUED THE RA. WE INITIATED CLB AND LEVELED OFF AT ABOUT 4500 FT. ARR RTES TO JFK SENDS PROPS AND TURBOPROPS OVER BRIDGEPORT AT 4000 FOR ALL ARRS FROM UPSTATE NY. THIS BECOMES A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN WKEND PLEASURE TFC INCREASES CTLR WORKLOAD. SOME ARE NOT VERY PROFICIENT IN ATC COMS AND THIS PUTS AN EXTRA STRAIN ON AN OVERLOADED SYS. WITH EVERYONE CUTTING EACH OTHER OFF IT IS DIFFICULT FOR ATC TO ISSUE TAS. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.

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.