Following an smf night departure on the FTHIL2 RNAV; the air carrier flight crew had a 3;000 feet cl...

Attributes
ACN	1385493
Time
Date	201608
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	SMF.Airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 174 Flight Crew Type 10000
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Departing smf on fthil we were told to stay at 3000 feet (night). About 25 miles south of smf we received an RA 'monitor vertical speed.' a general aviation aircraft then passed 400 feet below and slightly to our right. Still at 3000 feet we could now see approaching terrain (yellow starting about 35 miles ahead) red tops 11;400 feet. Radio congestion was heavy and the controller seemed saturated. When I finally was able to request a climb the controller sounded surprised and gave us FL190; and then switched us to oak center. Oak gave us our requested turn away from the terrain and away from the traffic above (closest we got to the yellow was about 25 miles). Passing about FL286 we received a descend RA. The rest of the flight was uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Following an SMF night departure on the FTHIL2 RNAV; the air carrier flight crew had a 3;000 feet climb clearance limit. ATC apparently forgot the flight which had a near miss and approaching terrain before a climb was issued. During the climb; a TCAS RA 'DESCEND' was received at FL286.

Narrative: Departing SMF on FTHIL we were told to stay at 3000 feet (night). About 25 miles south of SMF we received an RA 'Monitor Vertical Speed.' A general aviation aircraft then passed 400 feet below and slightly to our right. Still at 3000 feet we could now see approaching terrain (yellow starting about 35 miles ahead) red tops 11;400 feet. Radio congestion was heavy and the Controller seemed saturated. When I finally was able to request a climb the Controller sounded surprised and gave us FL190; and then switched us to OAK Center. OAK gave us our requested turn away from the terrain and away from the traffic above (closest we got to the Yellow was about 25 miles). Passing about FL286 we received a descend RA. The rest of the flight was uneventful.

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.

Following an smf night departure on the FTHIL2 RNAV; the air carrier flight crew had a 3;000 feet climb clearance limit. ATC apparently forgot the flight which had a near miss and approaching terrain before a climb was issued. During the climb; a TCAS RA 'descend' was received at FL286.