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During climb, air carrier pilot received a TCASII RA and sees the other aircraft pass opposite direction below his altitude. According to reporter, controller stated he was working the other aircraft in level flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 403859 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : aus |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 17000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | King Air C90 E90 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| 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 : 120 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 403859 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 9000 vertical : 1000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
ZHU cleared air carrier X to climb from 15000 ft to 17000 ft. Climbing through 16000 ft, we got an RA on TCASII with head-on traffic at 4 mi. Captain asked center to verify our clearance to 17000 ft and asked about the traffic at 16000 ft. Controller confirmed clearance and stated that he was controling the other aircraft at 16000 ft. Level at 17000 ft, the other aircraft flew directly below us. I felt the climb clearance should never have been issued to me.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DURING CLB, ACR PLT RECEIVED A TCASII RA AND SEES THE OTHER ACFT PASS OPPOSITE DIRECTION BELOW HIS ALT. ACCORDING TO RPTR, CTLR STATED HE WAS WORKING THE OTHER ACFT IN LEVEL FLT.
Narrative: ZHU CLRED ACR X TO CLB FROM 15000 FT TO 17000 FT. CLBING THROUGH 16000 FT, WE GOT AN RA ON TCASII WITH HEAD-ON TFC AT 4 MI. CAPT ASKED CTR TO VERIFY OUR CLRNC TO 17000 FT AND ASKED ABOUT THE TFC AT 16000 FT. CTLR CONFIRMED CLRNC AND STATED THAT HE WAS CTLING THE OTHER ACFT AT 16000 FT. LEVEL AT 17000 FT, THE OTHER ACFT FLEW DIRECTLY BELOW US. I FELT THE CLB CLRNC SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO ME.
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.