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Reporter claims evasive action was taken to avoid 5800 ft high terrain during a VFR nighttime departure on the barn transition due to inattn of the controller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 396629 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199802 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : slc |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : slc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 396629 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
During nighttime cap mission to locate ELT 60 mi west of slc, flew barn transition departure procedure under control of slc departure (120.9 MHZ) at 5500 ft outbound. Controller got busy with arrs and was slow in issuing instructions (turn/climb) which would take our aircraft away from 5800 ft elevation terrain less than 1 mi beyond the barn, which is used as the VFR chkpoint. I've been flying in this area for more than 10 years so I know the terrain is there. A non local or student low time pilot may not know that the rising terrain is there. On the night in question, the ridge line couldn't be seen (no moon, haze, light fog). I feel that it is a matter of time before someone flying the barn transition wbound at night or MVFR, under positive control in class B, ends up on the ridge on antelope island due to the inattn of the controller, who dictated the 5500 ft MSL outbound altitude.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR CLAIMS EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN TO AVOID 5800 FT HIGH TERRAIN DURING A VFR NIGHTTIME DEP ON THE BARN TRANSITION DUE TO INATTN OF THE CTLR.
Narrative: DURING NIGHTTIME CAP MISSION TO LOCATE ELT 60 MI W OF SLC, FLEW BARN TRANSITION DEP PROC UNDER CTL OF SLC DEP (120.9 MHZ) AT 5500 FT OUTBOUND. CTLR GOT BUSY WITH ARRS AND WAS SLOW IN ISSUING INSTRUCTIONS (TURN/CLB) WHICH WOULD TAKE OUR ACFT AWAY FROM 5800 FT ELEVATION TERRAIN LESS THAN 1 MI BEYOND THE BARN, WHICH IS USED AS THE VFR CHKPOINT. I'VE BEEN FLYING IN THIS AREA FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS SO I KNOW THE TERRAIN IS THERE. A NON LCL OR STUDENT LOW TIME PLT MAY NOT KNOW THAT THE RISING TERRAIN IS THERE. ON THE NIGHT IN QUESTION, THE RIDGE LINE COULDN'T BE SEEN (NO MOON, HAZE, LIGHT FOG). I FEEL THAT IT IS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE FLYING THE BARN TRANSITION WBOUND AT NIGHT OR MVFR, UNDER POSITIVE CTL IN CLASS B, ENDS UP ON THE RIDGE ON ANTELOPE ISLAND DUE TO THE INATTN OF THE CTLR, WHO DICTATED THE 5500 FT MSL OUTBOUND 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.