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A320 departure from runway 17L at den expressed concern regarding tower initial heading assignment and the potential conflict with ftg traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 632978 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200410 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 6500 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : den.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure sid : n/a |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 632978 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : den.tower |
Narrative:
Tower cleared us for takeoff and assigned heading 095 degrees after takeoff. This turn and heading took us directly over the front range airport. After we were established on the 095 degree heading, tower advised 'numerous VFR aircraft in vicinity of front range airport, contact departure control.' we then received a 'traffic' TCASII advisory. Nothing happened as we accelerated our climb and departed normally, but this type of clearance has the potential for disaster written all over it. If the tower needs us on an easterly heading, we should depart runway 8 or in the absence of that ability we should be taken south of the front range traffic pattern before the turn is commenced. If we had lost an engine and needed to level off to accelerate or someone at front range was not paying attention, there could have been sheet metal scattered across a lot of acreage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 DEP FROM RWY 17L AT DEN EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING TWR INITIAL HDG ASSIGNMENT AND THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH FTG TFC.
Narrative: TWR CLRED US FOR TKOF AND ASSIGNED HDG 095 DEGS AFTER TKOF. THIS TURN AND HDG TOOK US DIRECTLY OVER THE FRONT RANGE ARPT. AFTER WE WERE ESTABLISHED ON THE 095 DEG HDG, TWR ADVISED 'NUMEROUS VFR ACFT IN VICINITY OF FRONT RANGE ARPT, CONTACT DEP CTL.' WE THEN RECEIVED A 'TFC' TCASII ADVISORY. NOTHING HAPPENED AS WE ACCELERATED OUR CLB AND DEPARTED NORMALLY, BUT THIS TYPE OF CLRNC HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR DISASTER WRITTEN ALL OVER IT. IF THE TWR NEEDS US ON AN EASTERLY HDG, WE SHOULD DEPART RWY 8 OR IN THE ABSENCE OF THAT ABILITY WE SHOULD BE TAKEN S OF THE FRONT RANGE TFC PATTERN BEFORE THE TURN IS COMMENCED. IF WE HAD LOST AN ENG AND NEEDED TO LEVEL OFF TO ACCELERATE OR SOMEONE AT FRONT RANGE WAS NOT PAYING ATTN, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SHEET METAL SCATTERED ACROSS A LOT OF ACREAGE.
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.