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Flight crew of an large transport air carrier aircraft climbed above assigned altitude in response to a TCASII RA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 259000 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199312 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1600 msl bound upper : 2300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ewr |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 259000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne less severe 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 | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 9000 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While on the approach for runway 4R at ewr, at approximately 1600 ft, the tower told us to climb to 2000 ft for traffic. 2-3 seconds later we received an RA on the TCASII which we followed until clear of conflict. Although approach told us to climb to 2000 ft when we received the RA, we climbed to 2300 ft, then descended back down to 2000 ft. The problem was that a small twin had violated the airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN LGT ACR ACFT CLBED ABOVE ASSIGNED ALT IN RESPONSE TO A TCASII RA.
Narrative: WHILE ON THE APCH FOR RWY 4R AT EWR, AT APPROX 1600 FT, THE TWR TOLD US TO CLB TO 2000 FT FOR TFC. 2-3 SECONDS LATER WE RECEIVED AN RA ON THE TCASII WHICH WE FOLLOWED UNTIL CLR OF CONFLICT. ALTHOUGH APCH TOLD US TO CLB TO 2000 FT WHEN WE RECEIVED THE RA, WE CLBED TO 2300 FT, THEN DSNDED BACK DOWN TO 2000 FT. THE PROB WAS THAT A SMALL TWIN HAD VIOLATED THE AIRSPACE.
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.