Air carrier X TCASII RA with VFR small aircraft's in air traffic area. See and avoid concept.

Attributes
ACN	245716
Time
Date	199307
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tvc
State Reference	MI
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tvc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller non radar : 4
ASRS Report	245716
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Air carrier X departed runway 36 straight out, 3 small aircraft's departed runway 36 nwbound earlier. Once air carrier X was above nwbound small aircraft's (still east of him), I turned him on course southeast and small aircraft's continued nwbound. Air carrier X complained that TCASII RA went off and maybe I shouldn't have turned him. I explained all aircraft were in sight and were visually separated. TCASII destroys pilot's confidence in ATC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X TCASII RA WITH VFR SMA'S IN ATA. SEE AND AVOID CONCEPT.

Narrative: ACR X DEPARTED RWY 36 STRAIGHT OUT, 3 SMA'S DEPARTED RWY 36 NWBOUND EARLIER. ONCE ACR X WAS ABOVE NWBOUND SMA'S (STILL E OF HIM), I TURNED HIM ON COURSE SE AND SMA'S CONTINUED NWBOUND. ACR X COMPLAINED THAT TCASII RA WENT OFF AND MAYBE I SHOULDN'T HAVE TURNED HIM. I EXPLAINED ALL ACFT WERE IN SIGHT AND WERE VISUALLY SEPARATED. TCASII DESTROYS PLT'S CONFIDENCE IN ATC.

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.