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A descending CL65RJ overshot its assigned altitude of 11000 ft and exceeded 250 KTS during the descent through 10000 ft. The aircraft was in an evasive maneuver because of a TCASII RA for a climbing cessna skydiving aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 425523 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : vxv |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 9800 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 425523 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 425317 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 900 |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On descent into tys, we received a TA and then an immediate RA to descend. A parachute jumper aircraft was apparently climbing to throw jumpers. We took evasive action as dictated by the RA and went through our altitude considerably. The 250 KT airspeed below 10000 ft may have also been exceeded. In the right seat of the aircraft, I never had visual contact with the other aircraft. Supplemental information from acn 425317: the small cessna was in a climb at around 10500 ft, about 10 mi from our position. ATC finally advised us of a VFR aircraft. We looked at the TCASII and saw the aircraft headed for us. We asked for a vector, but we almost immediately received a TA then an RA. I feel quite certain a collision was imminent had I not taken evasive action.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DSNDING CL65RJ OVERSHOT ITS ASSIGNED ALT OF 11000 FT AND EXCEEDED 250 KTS DURING THE DSCNT THROUGH 10000 FT. THE ACFT WAS IN AN EVASIVE MANEUVER BECAUSE OF A TCASII RA FOR A CLBING CESSNA SKYDIVING ACFT.
Narrative: ON DSCNT INTO TYS, WE RECEIVED A TA AND THEN AN IMMEDIATE RA TO DSND. A PARACHUTE JUMPER ACFT WAS APPARENTLY CLBING TO THROW JUMPERS. WE TOOK EVASIVE ACTION AS DICTATED BY THE RA AND WENT THROUGH OUR ALT CONSIDERABLY. THE 250 KT AIRSPD BELOW 10000 FT MAY HAVE ALSO BEEN EXCEEDED. IN THE R SEAT OF THE ACFT, I NEVER HAD VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE OTHER ACFT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 425317: THE SMALL CESSNA WAS IN A CLB AT AROUND 10500 FT, ABOUT 10 MI FROM OUR POS. ATC FINALLY ADVISED US OF A VFR ACFT. WE LOOKED AT THE TCASII AND SAW THE ACFT HEADED FOR US. WE ASKED FOR A VECTOR, BUT WE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY RECEIVED A TA THEN AN RA. I FEEL QUITE CERTAIN A COLLISION WAS IMMINENT HAD I NOT TAKEN EVASIVE ACTION.
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.