Narrative:

Captain and myself were finishing a flight from ogg to hnl. I was on IOE. Captain had been given the controls about 5 mins after our departure from ogg. About 5 mi east of mkk VOR we were instructed to cross lokie at and maintain 4000'. I read back the clearance and captain started down. Several mi past the VOR, I assumed the controls and continued the 1000 FPM descent he had established. We were about 6300' at the time. At about 5200', the controller had us turn right about 100 degree (heading 360) to avoid traffic at 5000' and 5 mi. We were still 3 mi from lokie. In the completion of the turn we were at 4000' at 9.2 DME from mkk. We were allowed to fly this heading for a few mins, at which point the controller again asked us our altitude. When we replied, he told us to turn left heading 220 degree and rejoin the 254 right from mkk. He also said to contact the hnl center for a possible pilot deviation and gave us the phone number. When we got back I called and found out we were being investigated for not complying with the 4000' crossing restriction at lokie. In my calculations, at a 1000 FPM at 140 KT airspeed (about 160 with the tailwind) we would have more than complied. In fact, I had also brought the power back for some light turbulence so we going even slower. The controller says we xed lokie above 4000' yet according to our DME we never even reached lokie. I feel that what happened was that the traffic at 5000' was allowed to get too close and now we are being blamed. Captain and myself both concur on all the distances and altitudes stated herein and both of us clearly remember that even after completing a 90 degree turn to the right we still had 7/10 of a mi to go to lokie. Had the controller simply vectored the oncoming small aircraft a little more to the south there would have been no conflict. The main point is that we more than complied with his instructions and yet are being blamed for not doing so. The WX was VMC and I spotted the small aircraft at about 10 O'clock and several mi after flying the 220 degree heading. We should have been told sooner.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION OPPOSITE DIRECTION TRAFFIC WEST OF OGG.

Narrative: CAPT AND MYSELF WERE FINISHING A FLT FROM OGG TO HNL. I WAS ON IOE. CAPT HAD BEEN GIVEN THE CTLS ABOUT 5 MINS AFTER OUR DEP FROM OGG. ABOUT 5 MI E OF MKK VOR WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO CROSS LOKIE AT AND MAINTAIN 4000'. I READ BACK THE CLRNC AND CAPT STARTED DOWN. SEVERAL MI PAST THE VOR, I ASSUMED THE CTLS AND CONTINUED THE 1000 FPM DSNT HE HAD ESTABLISHED. WE WERE ABOUT 6300' AT THE TIME. AT ABOUT 5200', THE CTLR HAD US TURN R ABOUT 100 DEG (HDG 360) TO AVOID TFC AT 5000' AND 5 MI. WE WERE STILL 3 MI FROM LOKIE. IN THE COMPLETION OF THE TURN WE WERE AT 4000' AT 9.2 DME FROM MKK. WE WERE ALLOWED TO FLY THIS HDG FOR A FEW MINS, AT WHICH POINT THE CTLR AGAIN ASKED US OUR ALT. WHEN WE REPLIED, HE TOLD US TO TURN L HDG 220 DEG AND REJOIN THE 254 R FROM MKK. HE ALSO SAID TO CONTACT THE HNL CTR FOR A POSSIBLE PLT DEV AND GAVE US THE PHONE NUMBER. WHEN WE GOT BACK I CALLED AND FOUND OUT WE WERE BEING INVESTIGATED FOR NOT COMPLYING WITH THE 4000' XING RESTRICTION AT LOKIE. IN MY CALCULATIONS, AT A 1000 FPM AT 140 KT AIRSPD (ABOUT 160 WITH THE TAILWIND) WE WOULD HAVE MORE THAN COMPLIED. IN FACT, I HAD ALSO BROUGHT THE PWR BACK FOR SOME LIGHT TURB SO WE GOING EVEN SLOWER. THE CTLR SAYS WE XED LOKIE ABOVE 4000' YET ACCORDING TO OUR DME WE NEVER EVEN REACHED LOKIE. I FEEL THAT WHAT HAPPENED WAS THAT THE TFC AT 5000' WAS ALLOWED TO GET TOO CLOSE AND NOW WE ARE BEING BLAMED. CAPT AND MYSELF BOTH CONCUR ON ALL THE DISTANCES AND ALTS STATED HEREIN AND BOTH OF US CLRLY REMEMBER THAT EVEN AFTER COMPLETING A 90 DEG TURN TO THE R WE STILL HAD 7/10 OF A MI TO GO TO LOKIE. HAD THE CTLR SIMPLY VECTORED THE ONCOMING SMA A LITTLE MORE TO THE S THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO CONFLICT. THE MAIN POINT IS THAT WE MORE THAN COMPLIED WITH HIS INSTRUCTIONS AND YET ARE BEING BLAMED FOR NOT DOING SO. THE WX WAS VMC AND I SPOTTED THE SMA AT ABOUT 10 O'CLOCK AND SEVERAL MI AFTER FLYING THE 220 DEG HDG. WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD SOONER.

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.