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MD83 aircraft in cruise on oceanic airway G-446 received TCASII RA caused by a military fighter F18 intruding. Military operations was restr to FL260. Reporter captain contacted united states military officials to register complaint. Reporter followed TCASII and descended 1000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 391421 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zny |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 32000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | military facility : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-83 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : other oceanic enroute airway : zny |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Hornet (F-18) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : other |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 14000 |
| ASRS Report | 291421 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : exit altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other 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 flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 5000 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure other |
Narrative:
Military FA18 launched into airway G-446 and caused TCASII evasion 1200 ft down by my aircraft MD83. Apparently no clearance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD83 ACFT IN CRUISE ON OCEANIC AIRWAY G-446 RECEIVED TCASII RA CAUSED BY A MIL FIGHTER F18 INTRUDING. MIL OPS WAS RESTR TO FL260. RPTR CAPT CONTACTED UNITED STATES MIL OFFICIALS TO REGISTER COMPLAINT. RPTR FOLLOWED TCASII AND DSNDED 1000 FT.
Narrative: MIL FA18 LAUNCHED INTO AIRWAY G-446 AND CAUSED TCASII EVASION 1200 FT DOWN BY MY ACFT MD83. APPARENTLY NO CLRNC.
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.