Mdt pilot saw and avoided small aircraft flying 7 miles outside TCA. Pilot complains about ATC proce...

Attributes
ACN	102030
Time
Date	198901
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 3000
ASRS Report	102030
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

This type of occurrence seems to happen almost on a daily basis coming out of dfw. Airlines is the largest regional carrier in united states, not to mention that its operations at dfw are conducted under far part 121. The philosophy of dfw approach/departure is to keep all propeller aircraft under the TCA. This is not only wrong, but more importantly it compromises the safety of every flight. This altitude of chief of the dfw approach facility is to keep us down this low that far from the airport is ridiculous. This is the third time that I have written about this problem and I know that there are many other pilots who have written about this problem. I hope that there isn't a midair before this policy is changed. Please investigate and or redo this policy. It desperately needs to be changed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MDT PLT SAW AND AVOIDED SMA FLYING 7 MILES OUTSIDE TCA. PLT COMPLAINS ABOUT ATC PROCS.

Narrative: THIS TYPE OF OCCURRENCE SEEMS TO HAPPEN ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS COMING OUT OF DFW. AIRLINES IS THE LARGEST REGIONAL CARRIER IN UNITED STATES, NOT TO MENTION THAT ITS OPS AT DFW ARE CONDUCTED UNDER FAR PART 121. THE PHILOSOPHY OF DFW APCH/DEP IS TO KEEP ALL PROP ACFT UNDER THE TCA. THIS IS NOT ONLY WRONG, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY IT COMPROMISES THE SAFETY OF EVERY FLT. THIS ALT OF CHIEF OF THE DFW APCH FAC IS TO KEEP US DOWN THIS LOW THAT FAR FROM THE ARPT IS RIDICULOUS. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT I HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT THIS PROB AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER PLTS WHO HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT THIS PROB. I HOPE THAT THERE ISN'T A MIDAIR BEFORE THIS POLICY IS CHANGED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND OR REDO THIS POLICY. IT DESPERATELY NEEDS TO BE CHANGED.

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.

Mdt pilot saw and avoided small aircraft flying 7 miles outside TCA. Pilot complains about ATC procedures.