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A fractional pilot on a visual to mmu climbed to 3;400 ft in response to a TCAS RA and was told by new york TRACON to return to 3;000 ft because of ewr traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 982542 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201112 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MMU.Airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75 Flight Crew Total 7700 Flight Crew Type 1400 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict |
| Miss Distance | Vertical 300 |
Narrative:
While being vectored for a visual approach to mmu; approach control called out traffic. We did not have visual contact. We received an RA alert to climb. We did. To 3;400 from 3;000 ft assigned altitude. ATC ordered us to descend to 3;000 to remain clear of ewr arrivals.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Fractional pilot on a visual to MMU climbed to 3;400 FT in response to a TCAS RA and was told by New York TRACON to return to 3;000 FT because of EWR traffic.
Narrative: While being vectored for a visual approach to MMU; Approach Control called out traffic. We did not have visual contact. We received an RA alert to climb. We did. To 3;400 from 3;000 FT assigned altitude. ATC ordered us to descend to 3;000 to remain clear of EWR arrivals.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.