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Potential conflict with descending crossing traffic. Issue #1 and #2 covers the alleged unsafe operation of an air carrier mdt using VFR flight rules on an IFR release from dispatcher.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 269107 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199404 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dpk |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8500 msl bound upper : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bdr tracon : n90 tower : dxr |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7200 flight time type : 3600 |
| ASRS Report | 269107 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain observation : company check pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far non adherence other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flight en route VFR from swf to jfk on 4/xx/94. Captain was a check airman who mandated VFR flight without use of cockpit resource management. I'm not sure if captain coordinated with dispatch who issued an IFR part 121 release swf-jfk. En route VFR at 8500 ft MSL, about to cross over long island sound 5 mi west of bdr to dpk, ATC advised us of an aircraft at our 10 O'clock and 5 mi VFR descending to cross. He reported us in sight and continued his VFR descent. Approximately 10 to 15 seconds later, we received a TCASII TA followed by a TCASII RA 'conflict climb, climb.' it was my leg and deviated immediately from 8500 to 9000 ft to clear descending traffic who passed 1/2 mi behind us at our altitude. WX clear, VMC conditions. Problems: captain did not use cockpit resource management. Captain did not coordinate VFR flight plans with dispatch. Captain did not ever acknowledge converging traffic or conflict. Solutions: between bos and dca is most travelled corridor in united states. VFR should be restr to GA aircraft only. Air carrier, both 121 and 135, should be restr to IFR flight only, especially 121 aircraft. Air carrier cockpit resource management should mandate comfort levels of crews operating under VFR.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH DSNDING XING TFC. ISSUE #1 AND #2 COVERS THE ALLEGED UNSAFE OP OF AN ACR MDT USING VFR FLT RULES ON AN IFR RELEASE FROM DISPATCHER.
Narrative: FLT ENRTE VFR FROM SWF TO JFK ON 4/XX/94. CAPT WAS A CHK AIRMAN WHO MANDATED VFR FLT WITHOUT USE OF COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT. I'M NOT SURE IF CAPT COORDINATED WITH DISPATCH WHO ISSUED AN IFR PART 121 RELEASE SWF-JFK. ENRTE VFR AT 8500 FT MSL, ABOUT TO CROSS OVER LONG ISLAND SOUND 5 MI W OF BDR TO DPK, ATC ADVISED US OF AN ACFT AT OUR 10 O'CLOCK AND 5 MI VFR DSNDING TO CROSS. HE RPTED US IN SIGHT AND CONTINUED HIS VFR DSCNT. APPROX 10 TO 15 SECONDS LATER, WE RECEIVED A TCASII TA FOLLOWED BY A TCASII RA 'CONFLICT CLB, CLB.' IT WAS MY LEG AND DEVIATED IMMEDIATELY FROM 8500 TO 9000 FT TO CLR DSNDING TFC WHO PASSED 1/2 MI BEHIND US AT OUR ALT. WX CLR, VMC CONDITIONS. PROBS: CAPT DID NOT USE COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT. CAPT DID NOT COORDINATE VFR FLT PLANS WITH DISPATCH. CAPT DID NOT EVER ACKNOWLEDGE CONVERGING TFC OR CONFLICT. SOLUTIONS: BTWN BOS AND DCA IS MOST TRAVELLED CORRIDOR IN UNITED STATES. VFR SHOULD BE RESTR TO GA ACFT ONLY. ACR, BOTH 121 AND 135, SHOULD BE RESTR TO IFR FLT ONLY, ESPECIALLY 121 ACFT. ACR COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT SHOULD MANDATE COMFORT LEVELS OF CREWS OPERATING UNDER VFR.
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.