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Less than standard separation between air carrier-medium large transport departure climbing and air carrier-large transport arrival in level flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 89376 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198806 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : clt |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7100 |
| ASRS Report | 89376 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 89311 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
On our takeoff climb from clt our clearance was to fly runway heading and climb to 5000'. At approximately 3500' we were given a right turn to 270 degrees. Shortly thereafter we were then instructed to continue our climb to 17000'. As we passed through 6200' we then noticed our close proximity to an inbound large transport who was in level flight at 6000'. No evasive action was necessary. In my estimation we were 200' above and approximately 2500' horizontal. Supplemental information from acn 89311: the controller listened to the recorder and told us he had picked up the wrong strip. (We were cleared to climb to 17000' by mistake.)
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION BETWEEN ACR-MLG DEP CLIMBING AND ACR-LGT ARR IN LEVEL FLT.
Narrative: ON OUR TKOF CLB FROM CLT OUR CLRNC WAS TO FLY RWY HDG AND CLB TO 5000'. AT APPROX 3500' WE WERE GIVEN A RIGHT TURN TO 270 DEGS. SHORTLY THEREAFTER WE WERE THEN INSTRUCTED TO CONTINUE OUR CLB TO 17000'. AS WE PASSED THROUGH 6200' WE THEN NOTICED OUR CLOSE PROX TO AN INBND LGT WHO WAS IN LEVEL FLT AT 6000'. NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS NECESSARY. IN MY ESTIMATION WE WERE 200' ABOVE AND APPROX 2500' HORIZ. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 89311: THE CTLR LISTENED TO THE RECORDER AND TOLD US HE HAD PICKED UP THE WRONG STRIP. (WE WERE CLRED TO CLB TO 17000' BY MISTAKE.)
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.