<< >> NASA ASRS Report 278562, July 1994

TCASII RA.

Attributes
ACN	278562
Time
Date	199407
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sgf
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sgf artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR 42
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 820
ASRS Report	278562
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 800 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Immediately after takeoff from sgf, an assigned turn/heading 140 degrees, TCASII RA of 'traffic...climb, climb' -- I had a chance to look out the forward window to see a high wing cessna very close (altitude within 100 ft from TCASII, distance approximately 1/8 mi) maneuvering to dive away and below us while we simultaneously followed RA instructions. About this time tower controller advises of '11 O'clock traffic less than a mi.' we missed the other aircraft and were told to contact departure. I called the tower back to say 'what's up?' he responded, and made it sound like he was exasperated with me for asking! That the cessna was talking to approach, was VFR at 2500 ft MSL and had turned, on his own, into our departure path. There was no explanation why we were cleared to takeoff into the (even) near path of another aircraft opposing our direction of flight or altitude!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TCASII RA.

Narrative: IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF FROM SGF, AN ASSIGNED TURN/HDG 140 DEGS, TCASII RA OF 'TFC...CLB, CLB' -- I HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK OUT THE FORWARD WINDOW TO SEE A HIGH WING CESSNA VERY CLOSE (ALT WITHIN 100 FT FROM TCASII, DISTANCE APPROX 1/8 MI) MANEUVERING TO DIVE AWAY AND BELOW US WHILE WE SIMULTANEOUSLY FOLLOWED RA INSTRUCTIONS. ABOUT THIS TIME TWR CTLR ADVISES OF '11 O'CLOCK TFC LESS THAN A MI.' WE MISSED THE OTHER ACFT AND WERE TOLD TO CONTACT DEP. I CALLED THE TWR BACK TO SAY 'WHAT'S UP?' HE RESPONDED, AND MADE IT SOUND LIKE HE WAS EXASPERATED WITH ME FOR ASKING! THAT THE CESSNA WAS TALKING TO APCH, WAS VFR AT 2500 FT MSL AND HAD TURNED, ON HIS OWN, INTO OUR DEP PATH. THERE WAS NO EXPLANATION WHY WE WERE CLRED TO TKOF INTO THE (EVEN) NEAR PATH OF ANOTHER ACFT OPPOSING OUR DIRECTION OF FLT OR ALT!

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.