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Air carrier turbojet takes evasive TCASII action and observes evasive maneuver of B52 at same altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 512248 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : rqz.vortac |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc tracon : i90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Stratofortress (B-52) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 9700 flight time type : 125 |
| ASRS Report | 512248 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 15000 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
We had just leveled from a descent to FL240 on a flight from atl-xna. A few mins later, we received a TA, followed immediately with an RA 'climb now.' simultaneously, we acquired visual on a B52, passing right to left, 200 ft below and less than 2 1/2 mi, taking extreme evasive maneuvers around us. No prior contact from center was given.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR TURBOJET TAKES EVASIVE TCASII ACTION AND OBSERVES EVASIVE MANEUVER OF B52 AT SAME ALT.
Narrative: WE HAD JUST LEVELED FROM A DSCNT TO FL240 ON A FLT FROM ATL-XNA. A FEW MINS LATER, WE RECEIVED A TA, FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY WITH AN RA 'CLB NOW.' SIMULTANEOUSLY, WE ACQUIRED VISUAL ON A B52, PASSING R TO L, 200 FT BELOW AND LESS THAN 2 1/2 MI, TAKING EXTREME EVASIVE MANEUVERS AROUND US. NO PRIOR CONTACT FROM CTR WAS GIVEN.
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.