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Departure commuter has a potential conflict with arrival traffic, opposite direction traffic. Late TA given. Traffic sighted. Operational error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 352632 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : abi |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : abi |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in arrival other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 352632 |
| 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 : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Abilene tower cleared us for takeoff. I proceeded to read back 'cleared for takeoff runway 17L' and I questioned what they said besides cleared for takeoff. The controller replied 'expedite takeoff roll.' at about 400 ft AGL the controller reported traffic on the ILS runway 35R opposite direction, we were still runway heading and no turn instructions had been issued. The captain then saw the T1 beechjet coming head-on and asked tower what they wanted us to do. The controller replied 'turn left 090 degrees.' as the captain began the turn at about 700 ft AGL I got visual on the T1 which went about 300 ft below and 1/2 mi to the right, according to the TCASII. No TCASII resolution was issued because we were too low (below the TCASII RA floor). If the controller issued a turn during the takeoff clearance we never received it or read it back. When I questioned the controller, all that was stated was 'expedite takeoff roll.' the proper IFR separation was never complied with in this situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DEP COMMUTER HAS A POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH ARR TFC, OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC. LATE TA GIVEN. TFC SIGHTED. OPERROR.
Narrative: ABILENE TWR CLRED US FOR TKOF. I PROCEEDED TO READ BACK 'CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 17L' AND I QUESTIONED WHAT THEY SAID BESIDES CLRED FOR TKOF. THE CTLR REPLIED 'EXPEDITE TKOF ROLL.' AT ABOUT 400 FT AGL THE CTLR RPTED TFC ON THE ILS RWY 35R OPPOSITE DIRECTION, WE WERE STILL RWY HEADING AND NO TURN INSTRUCTIONS HAD BEEN ISSUED. THE CAPT THEN SAW THE T1 BEECHJET COMING HEAD-ON AND ASKED TWR WHAT THEY WANTED US TO DO. THE CTLR REPLIED 'TURN L 090 DEGS.' AS THE CAPT BEGAN THE TURN AT ABOUT 700 FT AGL I GOT VISUAL ON THE T1 WHICH WENT ABOUT 300 FT BELOW AND 1/2 MI TO THE R, ACCORDING TO THE TCASII. NO TCASII RESOLUTION WAS ISSUED BECAUSE WE WERE TOO LOW (BELOW THE TCASII RA FLOOR). IF THE CTLR ISSUED A TURN DURING THE TKOF CLRNC WE NEVER RECEIVED IT OR READ IT BACK. WHEN I QUESTIONED THE CTLR, ALL THAT WAS STATED WAS 'EXPEDITE TKOF ROLL.' THE PROPER IFR SEPARATION WAS NEVER COMPLIED WITH IN THIS SIT.
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.