Air carrier medium large transport reversed climb out from bur in response to TCASII TA.

Attributes
ACN	187847
Time
Date	199109
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bur
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bur
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	187847
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 12000 vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

During climb out from burbank airport, cleared to 13000 ft and told to level at about 4800 ft for traffic. We did so and spotted high wing single engine aircraft doing air work at 12 O'clock slightly above our altitude. We descended to 4500 and passed under traffic, as he did steep turn, etc. After clear were again cleared to 13000 ft. Climbing through about 9000 ft TCASII mandated a descent for traffic above us at 12 O'clock. We followed the commands of the vertical speed indicator until issued appropriate TCASII indications at approximately 8000 ft. ATC said traffic was not a factor. We said we had to follow TCASII. We then resumed normal climb. Comments: how many deaths will it take to keep uncontrolled aircraft out of busy airspace such as this? I came from GA and firmly feel every aircraft in this type of airspace should be with ATC, assigned a code, have an encoding altimeter and preferably TCASII. Tell the AOPA lobby that the 'good old days are gone'! It's unsafe! Period!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG REVERSED CLB OUT FROM BUR IN RESPONSE TO TCASII TA.

Narrative: DURING CLB OUT FROM BURBANK ARPT, CLRED TO 13000 FT AND TOLD TO LEVEL AT ABOUT 4800 FT FOR TFC. WE DID SO AND SPOTTED HIGH WING SINGLE ENG ACFT DOING AIR WORK AT 12 O'CLOCK SLIGHTLY ABOVE OUR ALT. WE DSNDED TO 4500 AND PASSED UNDER TFC, AS HE DID STEEP TURN, ETC. AFTER CLR WERE AGAIN CLRED TO 13000 FT. CLBING THROUGH ABOUT 9000 FT TCASII MANDATED A DSCNT FOR TFC ABOVE US AT 12 O'CLOCK. WE FOLLOWED THE COMMANDS OF THE VERT SPD INDICATOR UNTIL ISSUED APPROPRIATE TCASII INDICATIONS AT APPROX 8000 FT. ATC SAID TFC WAS NOT A FACTOR. WE SAID WE HAD TO FOLLOW TCASII. WE THEN RESUMED NORMAL CLB. COMMENTS: HOW MANY DEATHS WILL IT TAKE TO KEEP UNCTLED ACFT OUT OF BUSY AIRSPACE SUCH AS THIS? I CAME FROM GA AND FIRMLY FEEL EVERY ACFT IN THIS TYPE OF AIRSPACE SHOULD BE WITH ATC, ASSIGNED A CODE, HAVE AN ENCODING ALTIMETER AND PREFERABLY TCASII. TELL THE AOPA LOBBY THAT THE 'GOOD OLD DAYS ARE GONE'! IT'S UNSAFE! PERIOD!

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.