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Do328 captain; at 4;000 ft southwest of dpa; experiences a TCAS RA with VFR traffic at 3;500 ft and takes evasive action.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1022206 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201207 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DPA.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Do 328 TJ (Turbojet) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 125 Flight Crew Total 5700 Flight Crew Type 3000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 0 Vertical 499 |
Narrative:
VMC on an IFR flight plan talking to chicago center; 20 NM southwest of dpa level at 4;000 ft shortly after being cleared direct dpa (was previously direct jot). Level at 4;000 ft the TCAS in 'below' mode started painting a target approximately 3 miles at 12:00 500 ft below; followed very quickly by a TA 'traffic; traffic' announcement. Both my first officer and I immediately acknowledged the alert. Chicago center controller also simultaneously alerted us to 'VFR traffic 3 miles and 12:00; 500 ft below'. Both I and the first officer started scanning outside to identify the threat. We did not make visual contact with the traffic. We then received a TCAS RA of 'climb; climb'. I immediately advanced the power levers to maximum thrust and followed the RA climb command. We never identified the VFR traffic. I leveled at 4;500 ft. We reported the RA to ATC and were then cleared to descend to 4;000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Do328 Captain; at 4;000 FT southwest of DPA; experiences a TCAS RA with VFR traffic at 3;500 FT and takes evasive action.
Narrative: VMC on an IFR flight plan talking to Chicago Center; 20 NM southwest of DPA level at 4;000 FT shortly after being cleared direct DPA (was previously direct JOT). Level at 4;000 FT the TCAS in 'below' mode started painting a target approximately 3 miles at 12:00 500 FT below; followed very quickly by a TA 'Traffic; Traffic' announcement. Both my First Officer and I immediately acknowledged the alert. Chicago Center Controller also simultaneously alerted us to 'VFR traffic 3 miles and 12:00; 500 FT below'. Both I and the First Officer started scanning outside to identify the threat. We did not make visual contact with the traffic. We then received a TCAS RA of 'Climb; Climb'. I immediately advanced the power levers to maximum thrust and followed the RA climb command. We never identified the VFR traffic. I leveled at 4;500 FT. We reported the RA to ATC and were then cleared to descend to 4;000 FT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.