Conflict arriving aircraft 9000 departing aircraft cleared climb 12000.

Attributes
ACN	256031
Time
Date	199311
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8500 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8600 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	256031
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	255831
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 12000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

ATC called traffic climbing to 8000 ft. Acquired visually and on TCASII with a 'traffic' TA. Traffic climbed through 8000. At 8900 we got a TCASII RA 'descend.' we descended to 8500 while traffic continued to climb. Simultaneously approach gave us a left turn and stated they thought traffic was supposed to level at 8000. We turned and climbed back to 9000 ft and landed uneventfully. Love that TCASII. Supplemental information from acn 256692: on departure from clt controller gave me a climb from 8000 ft to 12000 ft. This change of altitude climbed me through opposite direction traffic at 9000 ft. When I informed controller of conflict he said I was only cleared to 8000 ft. After listening to tapes, controller supervisor informed me I was correct and the controller was in error.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CONFLICT ARRIVING ACFT 9000 DEPARTING ACFT CLRED CLB 12000.

Narrative: ATC CALLED TFC CLBING TO 8000 FT. ACQUIRED VISUALLY AND ON TCASII WITH A 'TFC' TA. TFC CLBED THROUGH 8000. AT 8900 WE GOT A TCASII RA 'DSND.' WE DSNDED TO 8500 WHILE TFC CONTINUED TO CLB. SIMULTANEOUSLY APCH GAVE US A L TURN AND STATED THEY THOUGHT TFC WAS SUPPOSED TO LEVEL AT 8000. WE TURNED AND CLBED BACK TO 9000 FT AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. LOVE THAT TCASII. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 256692: ON DEP FROM CLT CTLR GAVE ME A CLB FROM 8000 FT TO 12000 FT. THIS CHANGE OF ALT CLBED ME THROUGH OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC AT 9000 FT. WHEN I INFORMED CTLR OF CONFLICT HE SAID I WAS ONLY CLRED TO 8000 FT. AFTER LISTENING TO TAPES, CTLR SUPVR INFORMED ME I WAS CORRECT AND THE CTLR WAS IN ERROR.

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.