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ATCT local controller released a departure with a right turn into the face of an arriving aircraft without proper separation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 159349 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199010 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hou |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : hou |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 159349 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Medium large transport X was cleared into position on runway 12R while an medium large transport Y was cleared for takeoff on runway 22 at hou. Shortly after medium large transport Y lifted off. The tower asked if we, medium large transport X, could maintain visibility on medium large transport Y as he would be turning east through our departure path. There was a scattered cloud condition at 3000'. We replied that we thought we could maintain visibility, but weren't sure. The tower replied he could maintain visibility on both of us and cleared us, medium large transport X, for takeoff with a right turn to 150 degrees after takeoff. After takeoff and passing 1000' we commenced a right turn to 150 degrees when we encountered an spc heading in the opp direction at 1500' approximately 1000' to our right. Had we started our turn earlier we would have had a near miss. Tower said they were too busy to inform us of the spc location.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATCT LCL CTLR RELEASED A DEP WITH A RIGHT TURN INTO THE FACE OF AN ARRIVING ACFT WITHOUT PROPER SEPARATION.
Narrative: MLG X WAS CLRED INTO POS ON RWY 12R WHILE AN MLG Y WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 22 AT HOU. SHORTLY AFTER MLG Y LIFTED OFF. THE TWR ASKED IF WE, MLG X, COULD MAINTAIN VIS ON MLG Y AS HE WOULD BE TURNING E THROUGH OUR DEP PATH. THERE WAS A SCATTERED CLOUD CONDITION AT 3000'. WE REPLIED THAT WE THOUGHT WE COULD MAINTAIN VIS, BUT WEREN'T SURE. THE TWR REPLIED HE COULD MAINTAIN VIS ON BOTH OF US AND CLRED US, MLG X, FOR TKOF WITH A RIGHT TURN TO 150 DEGS AFTER TKOF. AFTER TKOF AND PASSING 1000' WE COMMENCED A RIGHT TURN TO 150 DEGS WHEN WE ENCOUNTERED AN SPC HDG IN THE OPP DIRECTION AT 1500' APPROX 1000' TO OUR RIGHT. HAD WE STARTED OUR TURN EARLIER WE WOULD HAVE HAD A NEAR MISS. TWR SAID THEY WERE TOO BUSY TO INFORM US OF THE SPC LOCATION.
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.