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A C210 pilot is vectored too close by the N90 approach controller to an approaching MD80. Both aircraft landing at islip, ny.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 462150 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200002 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : isp.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon tower : prc.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern arrival : on vectors arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 462150 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
My aircraft cessna centurion T210M was VFR to long island's mcarthur airport (isp) under ny TRACON approach control. After departing east hampton, ny, (hto) my heading was 270 degrees and altitude of 3000 ft. 10 mi from isp I was assigned a heading of 220 degrees and told to descend to 2000 ft and was advised I would follow an MD80 to land runway 33L. At 7 mi I was told to fly 270 degrees and maintain 2000 ft. As I commenced my turn I saw the MD80 to my 10 O'clock position 1/2 mi horizontally away and at 2500 ft (confirmed by ATC and my TCASII). As I began to feel the turbulence of his wingtip vortices and to maintain visual contact I turned past 270 degrees. The MD80 advised he had no visual contact but had a TCASII readout. Had I maintained 270 degrees there would have been a possible collision or the vortices would have thrown me inverted. ATC advised me to continue my right turn into a 360 degree turn to allow the MD80 to descend to a landing on runway 33L (wind 300 degrees at 15 KTS). ATC should have maintained a 220 degree heading for me until the MD80 had passed parallel to me. Instead ATC turned me to 270 degrees which was perpendicular to the MD80 flight path forcing me to take evasive action to avoid a collision or wake turbulence upset.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C210 PLT IS VECTORED TOO CLOSE BY THE N90 APCH CTLR TO AN APCHING MD80. BOTH ACFT LNDG AT ISLIP, NY.
Narrative: MY ACFT CESSNA CENTURION T210M WAS VFR TO LONG ISLAND'S MCARTHUR ARPT (ISP) UNDER NY TRACON APCH CTL. AFTER DEPARTING EAST HAMPTON, NY, (HTO) MY HEADING WAS 270 DEGS AND ALT OF 3000 FT. 10 MI FROM ISP I WAS ASSIGNED A HEADING OF 220 DEGS AND TOLD TO DSND TO 2000 FT AND WAS ADVISED I WOULD FOLLOW AN MD80 TO LAND RWY 33L. AT 7 MI I WAS TOLD TO FLY 270 DEGS AND MAINTAIN 2000 FT. AS I COMMENCED MY TURN I SAW THE MD80 TO MY 10 O'CLOCK POS 1/2 MI HORIZLY AWAY AND AT 2500 FT (CONFIRMED BY ATC AND MY TCASII). AS I BEGAN TO FEEL THE TURB OF HIS WINGTIP VORTICES AND TO MAINTAIN VISUAL CONTACT I TURNED PAST 270 DEGS. THE MD80 ADVISED HE HAD NO VISUAL CONTACT BUT HAD A TCASII READOUT. HAD I MAINTAINED 270 DEGS THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A POSSIBLE COLLISION OR THE VORTICES WOULD HAVE THROWN ME INVERTED. ATC ADVISED ME TO CONTINUE MY R TURN INTO A 360 DEG TURN TO ALLOW THE MD80 TO DSND TO A LNDG ON RWY 33L (WIND 300 DEGS AT 15 KTS). ATC SHOULD HAVE MAINTAINED A 220 DEG HDG FOR ME UNTIL THE MD80 HAD PASSED PARALLEL TO ME. INSTEAD ATC TURNED ME TO 270 DEGS WHICH WAS PERPENDICULAR TO THE MD80 FLT PATH FORCING ME TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID A COLLISION OR WAKE TURB UPSET.
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.