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C208 pilot departs fty IFR in turbulent WX, has an near midair collision with a civil jet operating near the atl airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 603712 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fty.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 15000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : a80.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 7/8 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1250 flight time type : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 603712 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical conflict : nmac inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar/mode c aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 500 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On dec/wed/03, while taking off from the fulton county airport in IMC, I drifted off my runway heading and came close to another aircraft which saw me on his TCASII. At the time of the incident, it was really gusty and I was at gross weight. This incident happened because at that time I had very little experience in that airplane. I have since flown the aircraft a lot more and thus I am much more experienced in it. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter said he received an IFR clearance from fty tower that required he fly runway heading after takeoff for radar vectors. He said on contact with atl departure control, he was advised he had drifted 25 degrees off course resulting in a loss of separation with a civil jet. He was told the civil jet crew received a TCASII alert and took evasive action. The reporter said the incident is under review by FAA flight standards.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C208 PLT DEPARTS FTY IFR IN TURBULENT WX, HAS AN NMAC WITH A CIVIL JET OPERATING NEAR THE ATL ARPT.
Narrative: ON DEC/WED/03, WHILE TAKING OFF FROM THE FULTON COUNTY ARPT IN IMC, I DRIFTED OFF MY RWY HDG AND CAME CLOSE TO ANOTHER ACFT WHICH SAW ME ON HIS TCASII. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, IT WAS REALLY GUSTY AND I WAS AT GROSS WT. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED BECAUSE AT THAT TIME I HAD VERY LITTLE EXPERIENCE IN THAT AIRPLANE. I HAVE SINCE FLOWN THE ACFT A LOT MORE AND THUS I AM MUCH MORE EXPERIENCED IN IT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR SAID HE RECEIVED AN IFR CLRNC FROM FTY TWR THAT REQUIRED HE FLY RWY HDG AFTER TKOF FOR RADAR VECTORS. HE SAID ON CONTACT WITH ATL DEP CTL, HE WAS ADVISED HE HAD DRIFTED 25 DEGS OFF COURSE RESULTING IN A LOSS OF SEPARATION WITH A CIVIL JET. HE WAS TOLD THE CIVIL JET CREW RECEIVED A TCASII ALERT AND TOOK EVASIVE ACTION. THE RPTR SAID THE INCIDENT IS UNDER REVIEW BY FAA FLT STANDARDS.
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.