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A flight crew departed dfw on a vector took evasive action at 10;200 feet from unreported traffic as they departed IMC into night VMC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1227038 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201412 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DFW.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75 Flight Crew Total 4200 Flight Crew Type 400 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 2100 Flight Crew Type 30 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
On a vectored departure from dfw we were level at our assigned altitude of 10;000 and on an assigned westwardly heading in IMC. While IMC we were issued traffic at our 1 o'clock southbound who would be descending on the arrival through our altitude. We were issued a climb to 11;000 and began our climb. While climbing through roughly 10;200 we exited IMC and immediately saw 2 recognition lights at our 1 o'clock in close proximity with no relative motion. Recognizing we were on a collision course; I immediately reduced the throttle; aggressively pitched over and started a left descending turn. We deviated from our assigned heading by approximately 45 degrees and descended roughly 400 feet during the escape maneuver. We advised ATC that we were avoiding traffic and that it seemed really close. Our aircraft was not equipped with TCAS; so we did not receive a traffic alert or resolution advisory.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A flight crew departed DFW on a vector took evasive action at 10;200 feet from unreported traffic as they departed IMC into night VMC.
Narrative: On a vectored departure from DFW we were level at our assigned altitude of 10;000 and on an assigned westwardly heading in IMC. While IMC we were issued traffic at our 1 o'clock southbound who would be descending on the arrival through our altitude. We were issued a climb to 11;000 and began our climb. While climbing through roughly 10;200 we exited IMC and immediately saw 2 recognition lights at our 1 o'clock in close proximity with no relative motion. Recognizing we were on a collision course; I immediately reduced the throttle; aggressively pitched over and started a left descending turn. We deviated from our assigned heading by approximately 45 degrees and descended roughly 400 feet during the escape maneuver. We advised ATC that we were avoiding traffic and that it seemed really close. Our aircraft was not equipped with TCAS; so we did not receive a traffic alert or resolution advisory.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.