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Air carrier flight crew reports of WX delay on ground at clt then vectors from ZTL for WX avoidance while being held to an altitude lower than desired because of traffic saturation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 427060 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : clt |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 18000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 2600 |
| ASRS Report | 427060 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Flight had been waiting departure from clt to dfw for about 1 hour. Aircraft began takeoff at 2-5 min intervals. We lined up to take off, and from our radar we had a 20 mi corridor to the southwest that was clear of showers. After a normal takeoff, runway at clt was dry, but one could see that within the hour the WX would deteriorate. My concern is that once airborne we were restr from climbing by ZTL due to excessive air traffic. ZTL was 'overwhelmed' by the traffic and WX. (Why send aircraft into this situation?) saturation was at its peak, and resulted in a bumpy ride for us, vectoring around the WX and trying to work with a 'taxed' ZTL controller. Clearly, aircraft at clt should have been kept on the ground until the situation improved. (Poor decision making by ATC.)
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR FLC RPTS OF WX DELAY ON GND AT CLT THEN VECTORS FROM ZTL FOR WX AVOIDANCE WHILE BEING HELD TO AN ALT LOWER THAN DESIRED BECAUSE OF TFC SATURATION.
Narrative: FLT HAD BEEN WAITING DEP FROM CLT TO DFW FOR ABOUT 1 HR. ACFT BEGAN TKOF AT 2-5 MIN INTERVALS. WE LINED UP TO TAKE OFF, AND FROM OUR RADAR WE HAD A 20 MI CORRIDOR TO THE SW THAT WAS CLR OF SHOWERS. AFTER A NORMAL TKOF, RWY AT CLT WAS DRY, BUT ONE COULD SEE THAT WITHIN THE HR THE WX WOULD DETERIORATE. MY CONCERN IS THAT ONCE AIRBORNE WE WERE RESTR FROM CLBING BY ZTL DUE TO EXCESSIVE AIR TFC. ZTL WAS 'OVERWHELMED' BY THE TFC AND WX. (WHY SEND ACFT INTO THIS SIT?) SATURATION WAS AT ITS PEAK, AND RESULTED IN A BUMPY RIDE FOR US, VECTORING AROUND THE WX AND TRYING TO WORK WITH A 'TAXED' ZTL CTLR. CLRLY, ACFT AT CLT SHOULD HAVE BEEN KEPT ON THE GND UNTIL THE SIT IMPROVED. (POOR DECISION MAKING BY ATC.)
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.