Air carrier medium large transport altitude deviation excursion from clearance altitude in response ...

Attributes
ACN	198100
Time
Date	199201
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : psp
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : psp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 8000
ASRS Report	198100
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Outbound on 120 degree heading from psp VOR at 5000 ft when ATC told a single engine aircraft departing from kpsp, to reverse course so that an inbound medium large transport (us) could descend to 4000 ft. The single engine aircraft turned and climbed toward us which initially gave TA indications on our TCASII, then followed with an RA. The controller asked why we climbed to 5500 ft after the TCASII RA and we responded that we had experienced an RA and close in visual at 12 O'clock, 1/2 mi. The last RA indications we saw were 5 climb.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG ALTDEV EXCURSION FROM CLRNC ALT IN RESPONSE TO TCASII RA.

Narrative: OUTBOUND ON 120 DEG HDG FROM PSP VOR AT 5000 FT WHEN ATC TOLD A SINGLE ENG ACFT DEPARTING FROM KPSP, TO REVERSE COURSE SO THAT AN INBOUND MLG (US) COULD DSND TO 4000 FT. THE SINGLE ENG ACFT TURNED AND CLBED TOWARD US WHICH INITIALLY GAVE TA INDICATIONS ON OUR TCASII, THEN FOLLOWED WITH AN RA. THE CTLR ASKED WHY WE CLBED TO 5500 FT AFTER THE TCASII RA AND WE RESPONDED THAT WE HAD EXPERIENCED AN RA AND CLOSE IN VISUAL AT 12 O'CLOCK, 1/2 MI. THE LAST RA INDICATIONS WE SAW WERE 5 CLB.

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.

Air carrier medium large transport altitude deviation excursion from clearance altitude in response to TCASII RA.