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Flight crew of a super 80 on initial climb has TCASII alert and sights a cessna 300 ft below. On a phone call after landing, the captain is told that the cessna had a visual on their aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 428721 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : iah.tower |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 600 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : iah.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : iah.tower |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 428721 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
ATC facility: hou tower. Location: departure from runway 12R at 600 ft AGL. We took off on runway 12R from hou. Tower instructed us to turn to heading of 360 degrees after takeoff. During the turn we received a traffic alert on TCASII. At that time we noticed an aircraft head-on 300 ft below. The aircraft, we found out later, was a cessna. The cessna passed below us 300 ft. I called the tower a little later and supervisor told me that the cessna had us visual. We were not told of the cessna during our takeoff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A SUPER 80 ON INITIAL CLB HAS TCASII ALERT AND SIGHTS A CESSNA 300 FT BELOW. ON A PHONE CALL AFTER LNDG, THE CAPT IS TOLD THAT THE CESSNA HAD A VISUAL ON THEIR ACFT.
Narrative: ATC FACILITY: HOU TWR. LOCATION: DEP FROM RWY 12R AT 600 FT AGL. WE TOOK OFF ON RWY 12R FROM HOU. TWR INSTRUCTED US TO TURN TO HDG OF 360 DEGS AFTER TKOF. DURING THE TURN WE RECEIVED A TFC ALERT ON TCASII. AT THAT TIME WE NOTICED AN ACFT HEAD-ON 300 FT BELOW. THE ACFT, WE FOUND OUT LATER, WAS A CESSNA. THE CESSNA PASSED BELOW US 300 FT. I CALLED THE TWR A LITTLE LATER AND SUPVR TOLD ME THAT THE CESSNA HAD US VISUAL. WE WERE NOT TOLD OF THE CESSNA DURING OUR TKOF.
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.