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Small transport X entered san TCA without ATC clearance had near midair collision with air carrier Y. Pilot deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 143011 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199004 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mzb |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6800 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : san |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 143011 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 143757 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was working the north sector at san diego approach control. I saw a VFR small transport X climbing quickly in front of an IFR air carrier Y under my control. I issued a traffic alert to the IFR air carrier Y. The pilot stated he had the traffic in sight. The VFR small transport X was in the san diego TCA without a clearance. Supplemental information from acn 143757: it was the first officer's leg and we were temporary level at 7000' on descent for landing in san. We were cleared direct mzb VOR by approach. Approach called and issued a traffic alert for traffic at 12 O'clock and less than a mile. Within 5 seconds small transport X passed directly below, opposite direction, and missed us by approximately 200'. After landing at san I called and filed a report with san TRACON. The supervisor informed me that they were still tracking the other aircraft and he would inform us (company chief pilot) if the aircraft was caught. Evidently that aircraft had busted the san TCA at that altitude and location. Only slight evasive action was taken because we simply didn't have enough warning.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMT X ENTERED SAN TCA WITHOUT ATC CLRNC HAD NMAC WITH ACR Y. PLT DEVIATION.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING THE N SECTOR AT SAN DIEGO APCH CTL. I SAW A VFR SMT X CLIMBING QUICKLY IN FRONT OF AN IFR ACR Y UNDER MY CTL. I ISSUED A TFC ALERT TO THE IFR ACR Y. THE PLT STATED HE HAD THE TFC IN SIGHT. THE VFR SMT X WAS IN THE SAN DIEGO TCA WITHOUT A CLRNC. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN 143757: IT WAS THE F/O'S LEG AND WE WERE TEMPORARY LEVEL AT 7000' ON DSNT FOR LNDG IN SAN. WE WERE CLRED DIRECT MZB VOR BY APCH. APCH CALLED AND ISSUED A TFC ALERT FOR TFC AT 12 O'CLOCK AND LESS THAN A MILE. WITHIN 5 SECONDS SMT X PASSED DIRECTLY BELOW, OPPOSITE DIRECTION, AND MISSED US BY APPROX 200'. AFTER LNDG AT SAN I CALLED AND FILED A REPORT WITH SAN TRACON. THE SUPVR INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE STILL TRACKING THE OTHER ACFT AND HE WOULD INFORM US (COMPANY CHIEF PLT) IF THE ACFT WAS CAUGHT. EVIDENTLY THAT ACFT HAD BUSTED THE SAN TCA AT THAT ALT AND LOCATION. ONLY SLIGHT EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN BECAUSE WE SIMPLY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH WARNING.
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.