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A320 crew near hgr at FL200 mistake an instruction to maintain 270 KTS and start a climb to FL270 conflicting with BE20 at FL210.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 564838 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200211 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 20800 msl bound upper : 21000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Super King Air 200 HDC |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | controller : developmental |
| Experience | controller radar : 0.5 |
| ASRS Report | 564838 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar instruction : instructor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar aircraft equipment : tcas |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 13800 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Aircraft #1 was level at FL210. Aircraft #2 was assigned FL200. Aircraft #2 was given the restr 'maintain 270 KTS.' he took this as a climb clearance and read back 'FL270.' the error was not caught.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 CREW NEAR HGR AT FL200 MISTAKE AN INSTRUCTION TO MAINTAIN 270 KTS AND START A CLB TO FL270 CONFLICTING WITH BE20 AT FL210.
Narrative: ACFT #1 WAS LEVEL AT FL210. ACFT #2 WAS ASSIGNED FL200. ACFT #2 WAS GIVEN THE RESTR 'MAINTAIN 270 KTS.' HE TOOK THIS AS A CLB CLRNC AND READ BACK 'FL270.' THE ERROR WAS NOT CAUGHT.
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.