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P80 controller required to assign new altitude to E120 due to uncontrolled VFR aircraft passing through departure course.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 476197 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pdx.airport |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : p80.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Brasilia EMB-120 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 119 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : n/s |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach controller : departure controller : combined radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 6 controller radar : 14 |
| ASRS Report | 476197 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : separated traffic |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Airport Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Airspace Structure |
| Situations | |
| Airspace Structure | class d : pdx.d |
Narrative:
Air carrier X departed pdx wbound climbing to 6000 ft. A VFR overflt was observed 3 NM west of pdx at 5500 ft. I then issued the traffic and stopped air carrier X at 5000 ft. Air carrier X eventually saw the traffic, verified the altitude, and continued to climb sbound. If pdx had a class B airspace and these aircraft would be required to call us, this conflict could be avoided. Pdx has been qualified for class B airspace for yrs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: P80 CTLR REQUIRED TO ASSIGN NEW ALT TO E120 DUE TO UNCTLED VFR ACFT PASSING THROUGH DEP COURSE.
Narrative: ACR X DEPARTED PDX WBOUND CLBING TO 6000 FT. A VFR OVERFLT WAS OBSERVED 3 NM W OF PDX AT 5500 FT. I THEN ISSUED THE TFC AND STOPPED ACR X AT 5000 FT. ACR X EVENTUALLY SAW THE TFC, VERIFIED THE ALT, AND CONTINUED TO CLB SBOUND. IF PDX HAD A CLASS B AIRSPACE AND THESE ACFT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO CALL US, THIS CONFLICT COULD BE AVOIDED. PDX HAS BEEN QUALIFIED FOR CLASS B AIRSPACE FOR YRS.
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.