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Multiple runway operation parallel runways aircraft Y opposite direction takeoff had conflict with air carrier X. Evasive action taken.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 297886 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : phl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8300 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 297886 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 2000 vertical : 1000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On arrival to phl we were on left base for runway 9R (runways 9 right/left are in use, as per approachs ATIS). We were cleared for the visual approach and later cleared to land by tower. As we were still on base a light twin Y departed on the opposite runway (27R) and as he got airborne he turned right in our direction. To avoid each other we both turned to our right. Corrective action: I don't think tower should have cleared departing traffic on opposing runway parallel runway until we have crossed the extended centerline of that runway. To be even safer they should avoid conflicting traffic period.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MULTIPLE RWY OP PARALLEL RWYS ACFT Y OPPOSITE DIRECTION TKOF HAD CONFLICT WITH ACR X. EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN.
Narrative: ON ARR TO PHL WE WERE ON L BASE FOR RWY 9R (RWYS 9 R/L ARE IN USE, AS PER APCHS ATIS). WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH AND LATER CLRED TO LAND BY TWR. AS WE WERE STILL ON BASE A LIGHT TWIN Y DEPARTED ON THE OPPOSITE RWY (27R) AND AS HE GOT AIRBORNE HE TURNED RIGHT IN OUR DIRECTION. TO AVOID EACH OTHER WE BOTH TURNED TO OUR R. CORRECTIVE ACTION: I DON'T THINK TWR SHOULD HAVE CLRED DEPARTING TFC ON OPPOSING RWY PARALLEL RWY UNTIL WE HAVE CROSSED THE EXTENDED CTRLINE OF THAT RWY. TO BE EVEN SAFER THEY SHOULD AVOID CONFLICTING TFC PERIOD.
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.