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Air carrier level during STAR has traffic advisory on TCAS. Advisory turns to RA and pilots initiate avoidance procedure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 543789 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : beuty |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : mip.3 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 310/T310C |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 70 |
| ASRS Report | 543789 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 543429 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 600 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
As per ATC clearance, we were level at 10000 ft and 300 KIAS on mip 3 STAR into lga. TCAS target at 1 O'clock position was level at 9500 ft and began VFR climb causing an RA. We responded with an immediate commanded descent, notified ATC, and waited until 'clear of conflict' before climbing back up to 10000 ft. ATC's response: 'I didn't know he was going to climb,,,' ATC did not have voice contact with the cessna 310 only had mode C target. Had the cessna been in voice contact with ATC, this near miss could have been avoided.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LEVEL DURING STAR HAS TFC ADVISORY ON TCAS. ADVISORY TURNS TO RA AND PLTS INITIATE AVOIDANCE PROC.
Narrative: AS PER ATC CLRNC, WE WERE LEVEL AT 10000 FT AND 300 KIAS ON MIP 3 STAR INTO LGA. TCAS TARGET AT 1 O'CLOCK POSITION WAS LEVEL AT 9500 FT AND BEGAN VFR CLIMB CAUSING AN RA. WE RESPONDED WITH AN IMMEDIATE COMMANDED DESCENT, NOTIFIED ATC, AND WAITED UNTIL 'CLR OF CONFLICT' BEFORE CLIMBING BACK UP TO 10000 FT. ATC'S RESPONSE: 'I DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS GOING TO CLIMB,,,' ATC DID NOT HAVE VOICE CONTACT WITH THE CESSNA 310 ONLY HAD MODE C TARGET. HAD THE CESSNA BEEN IN VOICE CONTACT WITH ATC, THIS NEAR MISS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.
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.