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C560XL first officer reported a near midair collision with another aircraft in the vicinity of act airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1403395 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201611 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ACT.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Citation Excel (C560XL) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75 Flight Crew Total 7970 Flight Crew Type 2500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Vertical 200 |
Narrative:
On initial climb off runway 01 at act; cleared runway heading to 3000'. Cleared then to climb to 5000' and turn to an assigned heading; which I don't remember. Before leveling at 5000' I saw TCAS traffic (yellow) showing +300'. Started looking about same time we leveled off at 5000'. Called aircraft to pilot flying (on autopilot). He looked and about that time it turned red with instructions to dive. He continued on several more seconds; then I demanded that he do something. As I was about to take over; he turned off a/P and dove. As we cleared the conflict; the TCAS showed 200'. After clearing and correcting altitude; I quizzed the controller about whether he was talking to the other aircraft. He said he was; but that aircraft was at 5500'. No way. I told him that we showed 200' as we passed under it. The pressure was extremely high today; 30.40 when we took off. I checked and we had it set correctly on all three altimeters. I have no way of knowing what the VFR traffic had set. I am not sure whether we were talking to waco approach or ft. Worth center.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C560XL FO reported a NMAC with another aircraft in the vicinity of ACT airport.
Narrative: On initial climb off runway 01 at ACT; cleared runway heading to 3000'. Cleared then to climb to 5000' and turn to an assigned heading; which I don't remember. Before leveling at 5000' I saw TCAS traffic (yellow) showing +300'. Started looking about same time we leveled off at 5000'. Called aircraft to pilot flying (on autopilot). He looked and about that time it turned red with instructions to dive. He continued on several more seconds; then I demanded that he do something. As I was about to take over; he turned off A/P and dove. As we cleared the conflict; the TCAS showed 200'. After clearing and correcting altitude; I quizzed the controller about whether he was talking to the other aircraft. He said he was; but that aircraft was at 5500'. No way. I told him that we showed 200' as we passed under it. The pressure was extremely high today; 30.40 when we took off. I checked and we had it set correctly on all three altimeters. I have no way of knowing what the VFR traffic had set. I am not sure whether we were talking to Waco Approach or Ft. Worth Center.
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