 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
A small transport aircraft departed alb and while climbing IMC near 7;000 ft took evasive action from a VFR traffic at 7;500 ft also in IMC conditions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1281252 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201507 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ALB.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise Descent |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural FAR Inflight Event / Encounter VFR In IMC Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Departing albany; the flight was on an IFR flight plan. On climb out; nearing 7000 MSL we were advised of traffic at our 11 o'clock in 4 miles and headed westbound at 7500 ft MSL. ATC advised us to level at 7000 ft until the traffic was clear. We leveled at 7000 ft headed north and looking for traffic. We had the traffic on our TCAS; which our garmin was equipped. The traffic turned east. TCAS and ATC advised us of the updated traffic. The traffic call was now 11 o'clock and 4 miles and descending. We were still looking to no avail. TCAS alerted the traffic 100 feet above us. ATC said that the traffic was less than a mile and closing on our altitude and suggested immediate descent. The first officer turned off the autopilot and nosed the aircraft over. I; the PIC; took control of the aircraft and performed an emergency descent flow for smooth air. The plane was in a 3500 FPM descent at 220 knots. At 5500 ft we were clear of the traffic and it was evident that the traffic was flying VFR in IFR conditions. I handed the controls back over to the first officer. We were told to climb to 9000 ft and contact the center controller. TCAS in this narrative is traffic avoidance provided through the transponder.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A small transport aircraft departed ALB and while climbing IMC near 7;000 FT took evasive action from a VFR traffic at 7;500 FT also in IMC conditions.
Narrative: Departing Albany; the flight was on an IFR flight plan. On climb out; nearing 7000 MSL we were advised of traffic at our 11 o'clock in 4 miles and headed westbound at 7500 FT MSL. ATC advised us to level at 7000 FT until the traffic was clear. We leveled at 7000 FT headed north and looking for traffic. We had the traffic on our TCAS; which our Garmin was equipped. The traffic turned east. TCAS and ATC advised us of the updated traffic. The traffic call was now 11 o'clock and 4 miles and descending. We were still looking to no avail. TCAS alerted the traffic 100 feet above us. ATC said that the traffic was less than a mile and closing on our altitude and suggested immediate descent. The FO turned off the autopilot and nosed the aircraft over. I; the PIC; took control of the aircraft and performed an Emergency Descent flow for smooth air. The plane was in a 3500 FPM descent at 220 knots. At 5500 FT we were clear of the traffic and it was evident that the traffic was flying VFR in IFR conditions. I handed the controls back over to the First Officer. We were told to climb to 9000 FT and contact the Center controller. TCAS in this narrative is traffic avoidance provided through the transponder.
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.