TCASII TA when wrong traffic pattern altitude flown by a merlin ii flight crew on downwind entry leg...

Attributes
ACN	543446
Time
Date	200204
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fxe.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fxe.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SA-226 TC Metro II
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : fxe.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	controller radar : 5 flight time total : 3800
ASRS Report	543446
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying, entering the downwind when the TCASII saw traffic. The controller of fxe said 'climb to 1500- ft.' when I was at 1000 ft, controller said 'stay below 1500 ft' but then controller said 'when landing, call tower,' saying that we should have been above 1500 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TCASII TA WHEN WRONG TFC PATTERN ALT FLOWN BY A MERLIN II FLC ON DOWNWIND ENTRY LEG INTO FLL, FL.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING, ENTERING THE DOWNWIND WHEN THE TCASII SAW TFC. THE CTLR OF FXE SAID 'CLB TO 1500- FT.' WHEN I WAS AT 1000 FT, CTLR SAID 'STAY BELOW 1500 FT' BUT THEN CTLR SAID 'WHEN LNDG, CALL TWR,' SAYING THAT WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABOVE 1500 FT.

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.

TCASII TA when wrong traffic pattern altitude flown by a merlin ii flight crew on downwind entry leg into fll, fl.