Narrative:

We were cleared for takeoff on runway 9L, fly runway heading. Normal takeoff, initial climb of about 4000 FPM. After positive verification of climb, gear up was commanded. Just as I looked inside the aircraft to retract the gear, at about 200-300 ft we got an RA 'monitor vertical speed,' with all the red visual indications on the visual TCASII indicator. Visually (on TCASII) indicator we had a blip superimposed over our aircraft. On the radio we heard 'boy, that was close. Tower did you not tell us to turn northbound?' tower controller told us to contact mia departure on frequency 126.05. I asked what happened before we switched frequencys. She said aircraft behind us turned behind us too close. We never saw anything visually from the flight deck except the TCASII. Aircraft on runway 9R (VFR, propeller) was cleared for takeoff just before we were cleared for takeoff on runway 9L. His clearance from clearance delivery was a left turn northbound after departure (we did not hear his clearance, but have heard clearance delivery numerous times clear aircraft off that runway for an immediate right turn after departure). He started his turn early and turned into us without looking where he was going, assuming the tower was watching. We were all lit up with every light on including strobes and logo lights, ground service lights, taxi, landing, ice lights, etc. Tower controller was also working ground and clearance delivery frequencys. The aircraft in front of us, a commuter, whom we normally see using runway 9R, was cleared for takeoff. It was obvious from hearing the communication that the controller thought he was on runway 9R, not runway 9L. It sounded like she was distraction (possibly) from covering all the frequencys. Possible associated reason(south): controllers seem to go off the frequencys more and more, with other duties. I have been flying up and down the east coast for the past 16 months, same route. We are hearing missed communications more than I ever remember in the past 15-20 yrs. Controllers are not picking up missed communications or incorrect readbacks. The number of times we check in on frequency and receive no response is multiplying almost on a weekly basis, seems to be magnified at ZDC. There are more aircraft on the frequencys, more incidents of blocked radio xmissions due to 2 mikes being keyed at the same time. Controllers should be required to verify the readbacks, as in the past, it was a system of checks and balances. It was a good system and should be reinstated until a replacement scheme can be worked out to verify correct receipt of clrncs in the air.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD83 FLC DEPARTING FLL RWY 9L INVOLVED IN A TCASII RA WHEN, APPARENTLY, PREVIOUSLY DEPARTING TFC OFF RWY 9R, TURNING NBOUND, CONFLICTS WITH THE MD80.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 9L, FLY RWY HDG. NORMAL TKOF, INITIAL CLB OF ABOUT 4000 FPM. AFTER POSITIVE VERIFICATION OF CLB, GEAR UP WAS COMMANDED. JUST AS I LOOKED INSIDE THE ACFT TO RETRACT THE GEAR, AT ABOUT 200-300 FT WE GOT AN RA 'MONITOR VERT SPD,' WITH ALL THE RED VISUAL INDICATIONS ON THE VISUAL TCASII INDICATOR. VISUALLY (ON TCASII) INDICATOR WE HAD A BLIP SUPERIMPOSED OVER OUR ACFT. ON THE RADIO WE HEARD 'BOY, THAT WAS CLOSE. TWR DID YOU NOT TELL US TO TURN NBOUND?' TWR CTLR TOLD US TO CONTACT MIA DEP ON FREQ 126.05. I ASKED WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE WE SWITCHED FREQS. SHE SAID ACFT BEHIND US TURNED BEHIND US TOO CLOSE. WE NEVER SAW ANYTHING VISUALLY FROM THE FLT DECK EXCEPT THE TCASII. ACFT ON RWY 9R (VFR, PROP) WAS CLRED FOR TKOF JUST BEFORE WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 9L. HIS CLRNC FROM CLRNC DELIVERY WAS A L TURN NBOUND AFTER DEP (WE DID NOT HEAR HIS CLRNC, BUT HAVE HEARD CLRNC DELIVERY NUMEROUS TIMES CLR ACFT OFF THAT RWY FOR AN IMMEDIATE R TURN AFTER DEP). HE STARTED HIS TURN EARLY AND TURNED INTO US WITHOUT LOOKING WHERE HE WAS GOING, ASSUMING THE TWR WAS WATCHING. WE WERE ALL LIT UP WITH EVERY LIGHT ON INCLUDING STROBES AND LOGO LIGHTS, GND SVC LIGHTS, TAXI, LNDG, ICE LIGHTS, ETC. TWR CTLR WAS ALSO WORKING GND AND CLRNC DELIVERY FREQS. THE ACFT IN FRONT OF US, A COMMUTER, WHOM WE NORMALLY SEE USING RWY 9R, WAS CLRED FOR TKOF. IT WAS OBVIOUS FROM HEARING THE COM THAT THE CTLR THOUGHT HE WAS ON RWY 9R, NOT RWY 9L. IT SOUNDED LIKE SHE WAS DISTR (POSSIBLY) FROM COVERING ALL THE FREQS. POSSIBLE ASSOCIATED REASON(S): CTLRS SEEM TO GO OFF THE FREQS MORE AND MORE, WITH OTHER DUTIES. I HAVE BEEN FLYING UP AND DOWN THE EAST COAST FOR THE PAST 16 MONTHS, SAME RTE. WE ARE HEARING MISSED COMS MORE THAN I EVER REMEMBER IN THE PAST 15-20 YRS. CTLRS ARE NOT PICKING UP MISSED COMS OR INCORRECT READBACKS. THE NUMBER OF TIMES WE CHK IN ON FREQ AND RECEIVE NO RESPONSE IS MULTIPLYING ALMOST ON A WKLY BASIS, SEEMS TO BE MAGNIFIED AT ZDC. THERE ARE MORE ACFT ON THE FREQS, MORE INCIDENTS OF BLOCKED RADIO XMISSIONS DUE TO 2 MIKES BEING KEYED AT THE SAME TIME. CTLRS SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO VERIFY THE READBACKS, AS IN THE PAST, IT WAS A SYS OF CHKS AND BALS. IT WAS A GOOD SYS AND SHOULD BE REINSTATED UNTIL A REPLACEMENT SCHEME CAN BE WORKED OUT TO VERIFY CORRECT RECEIPT OF CLRNCS IN THE AIR.

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.