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C340 part 135 operator conflicts with a commuter airliner while en route when descending to 5000 ft when alleged assignment by ZFW was 8000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 624498 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rbd.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 340/340A |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6950 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 624498 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Center assigned me to cross 25 mi east of rbd at what I believed to be 5000 ft. Later, they alleged, via phone talk, that my assignment was 8000 ft at 25 mi and that my descent to 5000 ft caused a conflict with a commuter airliner provoking its evasive action. Future doubts of this nature can be prevented by more diligence in my recording via notes or dial position all readbacks of clearance. Listening to their recordings will confirm and better help me to understand how I managed to make this error, if any error was truly made.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C340 PART 135 OPERATOR CONFLICTS WITH A COMMUTER AIRLINER WHILE ENRTE WHEN DSNDING TO 5000 FT WHEN ALLEGED ASSIGNMENT BY ZFW WAS 8000 FT.
Narrative: CTR ASSIGNED ME TO CROSS 25 MI E OF RBD AT WHAT I BELIEVED TO BE 5000 FT. LATER, THEY ALLEGED, VIA PHONE TALK, THAT MY ASSIGNMENT WAS 8000 FT AT 25 MI AND THAT MY DSCNT TO 5000 FT CAUSED A CONFLICT WITH A COMMUTER AIRLINER PROVOKING ITS EVASIVE ACTION. FUTURE DOUBTS OF THIS NATURE CAN BE PREVENTED BY MORE DILIGENCE IN MY RECORDING VIA NOTES OR DIAL POS ALL READBACKS OF CLRNC. LISTENING TO THEIR RECORDINGS WILL CONFIRM AND BETTER HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND HOW I MANAGED TO MAKE THIS ERROR, IF ANY ERROR WAS TRULY MADE.
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.