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Near midair collision occurs between a departure IFR air carrier twin jet and a VFR cruising light twin at 4000 ft, 30 NM east of atl, GA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 554608 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200207 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : atl.vortac |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : a80.tracon tower : atl.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 554608 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 500 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departed from atl. Instructed by ATC to level off at 4000 ft. At approximately 30 DME from atl, received a TA on TCASII, followed by an RA instructing us to climb. Captain was PF and complied with RA. First officer noticed a light twin heading northwest at 4000 ft. Twin did not change altitude or heading. ATC was notified of RA. We leveled off at approximately 4800 ft and were instructed to climb to 14000 ft. Flight continued to destination.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC OCCURS BTWN A DEP IFR ACR TWIN JET AND A VFR CRUISING LIGHT TWIN AT 4000 FT, 30 NM E OF ATL, GA.
Narrative: DEPARTED FROM ATL. INSTRUCTED BY ATC TO LEVEL OFF AT 4000 FT. AT APPROX 30 DME FROM ATL, RECEIVED A TA ON TCASII, FOLLOWED BY AN RA INSTRUCTING US TO CLB. CAPT WAS PF AND COMPLIED WITH RA. FO NOTICED A LIGHT TWIN HEADING NW AT 4000 FT. TWIN DID NOT CHANGE ALT OR HDG. ATC WAS NOTIFIED OF RA. WE LEVELED OFF AT APPROX 4800 FT AND WERE INSTRUCTED TO CLB TO 14000 FT. FLT CONTINUED TO DEST.
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.