Air carrier has close proximity on climb out. TCASII RA, evasive action.

Attributes
ACN	194509
Time
Date	199111
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ric
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute airway : ric
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	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 : 150 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	194509
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 5300 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	194519
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 600
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On climb out of ric airport we were given an initial altitude of 4000 ft and heading of 200 degrees after takeoff from runway 16. The departure frequency was very busy and we were held here for awhile. Next we were given a turn to 270 degrees and a climb to 9000 ft. Passing 6000 ft we got a TA. At about that time we attempted to get a visual sighting on the traffic. We sighted him just as the TCASII went to the RA of 'reduce vertical speed.' we did so and leveled at 7000 ft. About the same time departure told us to maintain 7000 and apologized for not warning us sooner. Aircraft passed 500 ft overhead and slightly to the left side. After clear of traffic we continued climb to 9000 ft as per departure control's request. This was an excellent opportunity to see the TCASII capabilities in action and it worked well and as advertised. Without the TCASII in the cockpit it could have been a very bad situation. Supplemental information from acn 194519: TCASII prevented a bad situation from happening, because the controller was slow to point out the traffic and by the time we acquired him visually, it would have been too late!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR HAS CLOSE PROX ON CLB OUT. TCASII RA, EVASIVE ACTION.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT OF RIC ARPT WE WERE GIVEN AN INITIAL ALT OF 4000 FT AND HDG OF 200 DEGS AFTER TKOF FROM RWY 16. THE DEP FREQ WAS VERY BUSY AND WE WERE HELD HERE FOR AWHILE. NEXT WE WERE GIVEN A TURN TO 270 DEGS AND A CLB TO 9000 FT. PASSING 6000 FT WE GOT A TA. AT ABOUT THAT TIME WE ATTEMPTED TO GET A VISUAL SIGHTING ON THE TFC. WE SIGHTED HIM JUST AS THE TCASII WENT TO THE RA OF 'REDUCE VERT SPD.' WE DID SO AND LEVELED AT 7000 FT. ABOUT THE SAME TIME DEP TOLD US TO MAINTAIN 7000 AND APOLOGIZED FOR NOT WARNING US SOONER. ACFT PASSED 500 FT OVERHEAD AND SLIGHTLY TO THE L SIDE. AFTER CLR OF TFC WE CONTINUED CLB TO 9000 FT AS PER DEP CTL'S REQUEST. THIS WAS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE TCASII CAPABILITIES IN ACTION AND IT WORKED WELL AND AS ADVERTISED. WITHOUT THE TCASII IN THE COCKPIT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD SITUATION. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 194519: TCASII PREVENTED A BAD SITUATION FROM HAPPENING, BECAUSE THE CTLR WAS SLOW TO POINT OUT THE TFC AND BY THE TIME WE ACQUIRED HIM VISUALLY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TOO LATE!

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.