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Commuter light transport altitude deviation overshoot resulted in close proximity with small aircraft transiting lax TCA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 133671 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199001 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2300 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lax |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 133671 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Cleared for takeoff. Instructed to 'turn left 200 at the shoreline, maintain 2000'. After takeoff, captain called for climb checklist. While I was adjusting power (item #2 on checklist), captain flew through 2000 to 2200 MSL and had began left turn to 200. I looked out right window and saw small aircraft on collision course, at our altitude, heading southeast along the shoreline. I took control of the aircraft, initiated a steep left turn, called for descent to 2000, and returned aircraft control to the captain. Minimum altitude for shoreline route is 2500. The small aircraft was too low. We were too high. I should have called out altitude to the captain when '1000 feet', '500 feet' away, and 'approaching' (per company operations manual). I was busy with the climb checklist and neglected the calls.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMMUTER LTT ALT DEVIATION OVERSHOOT RESULTED IN CLOSE PROX WITH SMA TRANSITING LAX TCA.
Narrative: CLRED FOR TKOF. INSTRUCTED TO 'TURN LEFT 200 AT THE SHORELINE, MAINTAIN 2000'. AFTER TKOF, CAPT CALLED FOR CLIMB CHECKLIST. WHILE I WAS ADJUSTING POWER (ITEM #2 ON CHECKLIST), CAPT FLEW THROUGH 2000 TO 2200 MSL AND HAD BEGAN LEFT TURN TO 200. I LOOKED OUT RIGHT WINDOW AND SAW SMA ON COLLISION COURSE, AT OUR ALT, HDG SE ALONG THE SHORELINE. I TOOK CONTROL OF THE ACFT, INITIATED A STEEP LEFT TURN, CALLED FOR DSCNT TO 2000, AND RETURNED ACFT CONTROL TO THE CAPT. MINIMUM ALT FOR SHORELINE ROUTE IS 2500. THE SMA WAS TOO LOW. WE WERE TOO HIGH. I SHOULD HAVE CALLED OUT ALT TO THE CAPT WHEN '1000 FEET', '500 FEET' AWAY, AND 'APCHING' (PER COMPANY OPS MANUAL). I WAS BUSY WITH THE CLIMB CHECKLIST AND NEGLECTED THE CALLS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.