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B757 flight crew initiate TCASII climb due to opposite direction traffic at same altitude 150 mi north of tnca airport. Tncf response was -- 'roger.'
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 576289 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200303 |
| Day | Wed |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tnca.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : tncc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic enroute airway : a567.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : tncc.artcc |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Citation Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic enroute airway : a567.airway |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain observation : company check pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 576289 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer instruction : trainee |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 800 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Sbound to aruba at FL350 over moloc intersection on A567. First officer flying on IOE trip. TCASII activated with a TA. Observed traffic in TCASII at FL350 on A567 opposite direction. I do not recall the range, but it was not far ahead. Several seconds later, we got an RA. I watched outside and directed first officer to hand fly the RA. TCASII commanded a 1500 FPM climb. I observed a cessna citation pass directly below. We had climbed to approximately FL358 when we passed over the citation. I advised curacao control. They replied with -- 'roger.' this was a near miss -- or near hit, if you will. We were saved by TCASII. Very poor job by curacao control. I have come to expect this type of thing down here.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 FLT CREW INITIATE TCASII CLB DUE TO OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC AT SAME ALT 150 MI N OF TNCA ARPT. TNCF RESPONSE WAS -- 'ROGER.'
Narrative: SBOUND TO ARUBA AT FL350 OVER MOLOC INTXN ON A567. FO FLYING ON IOE TRIP. TCASII ACTIVATED WITH A TA. OBSERVED TFC IN TCASII AT FL350 ON A567 OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I DO NOT RECALL THE RANGE, BUT IT WAS NOT FAR AHEAD. SEVERAL SECONDS LATER, WE GOT AN RA. I WATCHED OUTSIDE AND DIRECTED FO TO HAND FLY THE RA. TCASII COMMANDED A 1500 FPM CLB. I OBSERVED A CESSNA CITATION PASS DIRECTLY BELOW. WE HAD CLBED TO APPROX FL358 WHEN WE PASSED OVER THE CITATION. I ADVISED CURACAO CTL. THEY REPLIED WITH -- 'ROGER.' THIS WAS A NEAR MISS -- OR NEAR HIT, IF YOU WILL. WE WERE SAVED BY TCASII. VERY POOR JOB BY CURACAO CTL. I HAVE COME TO EXPECT THIS TYPE OF THING DOWN HERE.
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.