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Flight crew of an medium large transport air carrier aircraft climbed above assigned approach altitude in response to a TCASII RA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 258387 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199312 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ric |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ric |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 15410 flight time type : 3990 |
| ASRS Report | 258387 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 4000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were level at 8000 ft approximately 25 mi east of the ric airport landing ric. ATC pointed out an aircraft in our 1 O'clock position and 500 ft below. The warning was followed by a TCASII TA and then an RA which showed us a climb to avoid of over 2000 FPM. These events occurred within seconds of one another, and there was no time to acquire the aircraft visually. The RA was followed and at 8500 ft, the RA ceased. We then returned to 8000 ft. After the controller was advised, he stated that the aircraft was on a VFR flight plan. The visibility was good, had the controller or TCASII warned us sooner we could have acquired the aircraft visually and avoided the altitude deviation. The target first appeared on the TCASII at approximately 2 1/2 to 3 mi.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MLG ACR ACFT CLBED ABOVE ASSIGNED APCH ALT IN RESPONSE TO A TCASII RA.
Narrative: WE WERE LEVEL AT 8000 FT APPROX 25 MI E OF THE RIC ARPT LNDG RIC. ATC POINTED OUT AN ACFT IN OUR 1 O'CLOCK POS AND 500 FT BELOW. THE WARNING WAS FOLLOWED BY A TCASII TA AND THEN AN RA WHICH SHOWED US A CLB TO AVOID OF OVER 2000 FPM. THESE EVENTS OCCURRED WITHIN SECONDS OF ONE ANOTHER, AND THERE WAS NO TIME TO ACQUIRE THE ACFT VISUALLY. THE RA WAS FOLLOWED AND AT 8500 FT, THE RA CEASED. WE THEN RETURNED TO 8000 FT. AFTER THE CTLR WAS ADVISED, HE STATED THAT THE ACFT WAS ON A VFR FLT PLAN. THE VISIBILITY WAS GOOD, HAD THE CTLR OR TCASII WARNED US SOONER WE COULD HAVE ACQUIRED THE ACFT VISUALLY AND AVOIDED THE ALTDEV. THE TARGET FIRST APPEARED ON THE TCASII AT APPROX 2 1/2 TO 3 MI.
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.