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Aircraft on a photo shoot deviates from his VFR altitude causing a TCASII RA for arriving air carrier approaching buf, ny.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 469790 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : buf.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : buf.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : buf.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Mooney Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 469790 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 12000 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On downwind at buf northwest of airport, we were at 7000 ft assigned. Mooney on a photo flight was supposed to be at 6500 ft assigned. Mooney was really only 300 ft below us and crossing our path right to left. Received RA from TCASII to climb, which we did. At end of RA, we returned to 7000 ft. We ended up climbing about 1000 ft to clear the mooney. Rest of flight uneventful. WX was day, VFR. I saw mooney at about 2 mi away.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT ON A PHOTO SHOOT DEVIATES FROM HIS VFR ALT CAUSING A TCASII RA FOR ARRIVING ACR APCHING BUF, NY.
Narrative: ON DOWNWIND AT BUF NW OF ARPT, WE WERE AT 7000 FT ASSIGNED. MOONEY ON A PHOTO FLT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AT 6500 FT ASSIGNED. MOONEY WAS REALLY ONLY 300 FT BELOW US AND XING OUR PATH R TO L. RECEIVED RA FROM TCASII TO CLB, WHICH WE DID. AT END OF RA, WE RETURNED TO 7000 FT. WE ENDED UP CLBING ABOUT 1000 FT TO CLR THE MOONEY. REST OF FLT UNEVENTFUL. WX WAS DAY, VFR. I SAW MOONEY AT ABOUT 2 MI AWAY.
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.