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MD80 flight crew at FL290 encountered a B757 opposite direction at the same altitude. Both aircraft were in contact with ZID in the vicinity of hvq.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 406402 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hvq |
| State Reference | WV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 28500 msl bound upper : 29000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 406402 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 406202 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 9000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
While en route at cruise altitude we received a TA on the TCASII followed by an RA to descend. My first officer responded promptly and we descended 500 ft off assigned altitude. The on-coming aircraft was at the same altitude as we were and we picked him up visually at approximately 1-2 mi of separation. He was in a climbing, right turn toward 160 degrees magnetic. Prior to the RA, he was coming straight at us. I asked center what happened and they said that maybe they forgot to turn. Air carrier Y was the aircraft involved with us that caused the conflict. Air carrier Z, who was right behind us, witnessed the entire event. Center gave us no warning at all during the entire event. The event occurred at XA54Z with ZID on 119.52, 25 mi northeast of hvq at 29000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 FLC AT FL290 ENCOUNTERED A B757 OPPOSITE DIRECTION AT THE SAME ALT. BOTH ACFT WERE IN CONTACT WITH ZID IN THE VICINITY OF HVQ.
Narrative: WHILE ENRTE AT CRUISE ALT WE RECEIVED A TA ON THE TCASII FOLLOWED BY AN RA TO DSND. MY FO RESPONDED PROMPTLY AND WE DSNDED 500 FT OFF ASSIGNED ALT. THE ON-COMING ACFT WAS AT THE SAME ALT AS WE WERE AND WE PICKED HIM UP VISUALLY AT APPROX 1-2 MI OF SEPARATION. HE WAS IN A CLBING, R TURN TOWARD 160 DEGS MAGNETIC. PRIOR TO THE RA, HE WAS COMING STRAIGHT AT US. I ASKED CTR WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY SAID THAT MAYBE THEY FORGOT TO TURN. ACR Y WAS THE ACFT INVOLVED WITH US THAT CAUSED THE CONFLICT. ACR Z, WHO WAS RIGHT BEHIND US, WITNESSED THE ENTIRE EVENT. CTR GAVE US NO WARNING AT ALL DURING THE ENTIRE EVENT. THE EVENT OCCURRED AT XA54Z WITH ZID ON 119.52, 25 MI NE OF HVQ AT 29000 FT.
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.