Cpr RA390 departure from ric experienced TCAS RA at 2800 ft with ATC issued traffic.

Attributes
ACN	800852
Time
Date	200808
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ric.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 2800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pct.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Premier 1
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 30000 flight time type : 35
ASRS Report	800852
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2000 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Takeoff from ric on IFR flight plan runway 16 at about XA20. Tower assigned a heading of 140 degrees after takeoff and cleared to 3000 ft. About 4 NM after takeoff; tower advised to fly heading 140 degrees. I responded that I was already heading 140 degrees. They then said to fly 120 degrees; and called traffic at 12 O'clock position and 1.5(?) mi. Within the next few seconds; I saw a TCAS target just right of the nose; very close and 200 ft above me. I was passing 2700 ft climbing with the autoplt engaged. I looked out and saw the piper and then disengaged the autoplt; increased my turn to the left; pushed the nose down; and then received an RA to climb. However; I was already leveling off at about 2800 ft and was clearing the traffic to the east. In the process; I did not reduce the power sufficiently and accelerated up to about 260 KTS before I realized the speed and powered back to idle.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR RA390 DEP FROM RIC EXPERIENCED TCAS RA AT 2800 FT WITH ATC ISSUED TFC.

Narrative: TKOF FROM RIC ON IFR FLT PLAN RWY 16 AT ABOUT XA20. TWR ASSIGNED A HDG OF 140 DEGS AFTER TKOF AND CLRED TO 3000 FT. ABOUT 4 NM AFTER TKOF; TWR ADVISED TO FLY HDG 140 DEGS. I RESPONDED THAT I WAS ALREADY HDG 140 DEGS. THEY THEN SAID TO FLY 120 DEGS; AND CALLED TFC AT 12 O'CLOCK POS AND 1.5(?) MI. WITHIN THE NEXT FEW SECONDS; I SAW A TCAS TARGET JUST R OF THE NOSE; VERY CLOSE AND 200 FT ABOVE ME. I WAS PASSING 2700 FT CLBING WITH THE AUTOPLT ENGAGED. I LOOKED OUT AND SAW THE PIPER AND THEN DISENGAGED THE AUTOPLT; INCREASED MY TURN TO THE L; PUSHED THE NOSE DOWN; AND THEN RECEIVED AN RA TO CLB. HOWEVER; I WAS ALREADY LEVELING OFF AT ABOUT 2800 FT AND WAS CLRING THE TFC TO THE E. IN THE PROCESS; I DID NOT REDUCE THE PWR SUFFICIENTLY AND ACCELERATED UP TO ABOUT 260 KTS BEFORE I REALIZED THE SPD AND POWERED BACK TO IDLE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.