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A B737-500 has a close call with a small aircraft, opposite direction, climbing during a STAR arrival into ewr, nj.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 438890 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : bwz.vor |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-500 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival star : fqm2 ewr |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 22200 flight time type : 2800 |
| ASRS Report | 438890 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1000 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
TCASII alert (red box warning) advising me to climb immediately to avoid small single engine aircraft at 11 O'clock position. New york approach controller advised me of traffic at 6500 ft MSL at 12 O'clock position. I had just leveled at 7000 ft assigned. Small aircraft continued to close and appeared to be climbing above 6500 ft according to TCASII display. I disconnected autoplt and started climb to about 7800 ft, then returned to 7000 ft, the assigned altitude. We advised new york approach controller we were starting climb from 7000 ft because of TCASII warning. I gained visual contact with small, low winged aircraft as he went by my left wing, below us.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-500 HAS A CLOSE CALL WITH A SMALL ACFT, OPPOSITE DIRECTION, CLBING DURING A STAR ARR INTO EWR, NJ.
Narrative: TCASII ALERT (RED BOX WARNING) ADVISING ME TO CLB IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID SMALL SINGLE ENG ACFT AT 11 O'CLOCK POS. NEW YORK APCH CTLR ADVISED ME OF TFC AT 6500 FT MSL AT 12 O'CLOCK POS. I HAD JUST LEVELED AT 7000 FT ASSIGNED. SMALL ACFT CONTINUED TO CLOSE AND APPEARED TO BE CLBING ABOVE 6500 FT ACCORDING TO TCASII DISPLAY. I DISCONNECTED AUTOPLT AND STARTED CLB TO ABOUT 7800 FT, THEN RETURNED TO 7000 FT, THE ASSIGNED ALT. WE ADVISED NEW YORK APCH CTLR WE WERE STARTING CLB FROM 7000 FT BECAUSE OF TCASII WARNING. I GAINED VISUAL CONTACT WITH SMALL, LOW WINGED ACFT AS HE WENT BY MY L WING, BELOW US.
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.