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SA226 caused tower to issue a traffic alert of a potential conflict with a C402 ahead, by not climbing to a higher altitude to which cleared.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 542990 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200204 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fxe.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fxe.tower tower : bos.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | SA-226 TC Metro II |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fxe.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 542990 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert controller : separated traffic none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
My aircraft and another aircraft were approaching fxe at the same time. I had the other aircraft on TCASII. Tower asked me to join a left downwind for runway 8. The other aircraft was given a left downwind for runway 13. Tower told us to maintain at or above 1500 ft, to the best of my recollections. We climbed to 1200 ft. I had the other aircraft in sight, but the tower frequency was congested. Tower issued a traffic alert, and I called traffic in sight. Tower meant to have us initiate a climb to 1500 ft, not at or below 1500 ft. During a conversation with the controller on the telephone, he meant to have us maintain 1500 ft. My readback was not corrected. There was no imminent danger of collision. Fxe is a very busy airport, but operates safely with a few small glitches.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SA226 CAUSED TWR TO ISSUE A TFC ALERT OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH A C402 AHEAD, BY NOT CLBING TO A HIGHER ALT TO WHICH CLRED.
Narrative: MY ACFT AND ANOTHER ACFT WERE APCHING FXE AT THE SAME TIME. I HAD THE OTHER ACFT ON TCASII. TWR ASKED ME TO JOIN A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 8. THE OTHER ACFT WAS GIVEN A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 13. TWR TOLD US TO MAINTAIN AT OR ABOVE 1500 FT, TO THE BEST OF MY RECOLLECTIONS. WE CLBED TO 1200 FT. I HAD THE OTHER ACFT IN SIGHT, BUT THE TWR FREQ WAS CONGESTED. TWR ISSUED A TFC ALERT, AND I CALLED TFC IN SIGHT. TWR MEANT TO HAVE US INITIATE A CLB TO 1500 FT, NOT AT OR BELOW 1500 FT. DURING A CONVERSATION WITH THE CTLR ON THE TELEPHONE, HE MEANT TO HAVE US MAINTAIN 1500 FT. MY READBACK WAS NOT CORRECTED. THERE WAS NO IMMINENT DANGER OF COLLISION. FXE IS A VERY BUSY ARPT, BUT OPERATES SAFELY WITH A FEW SMALL GLITCHES.
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.