<< >> NASA ASRS Report 200922, February 1992

Air carrier X TCASII TA RA climb evasive action taken had near midair collision with small aircraft. See and avoid concept.

Attributes
ACN	200922
Time
Date	199202
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : isp
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
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 : 8950 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	200922
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

New york approach vectored act X over jfk southeast about 15 mi out into the atlantic then direct CCC when we were about 4000 ft. Later gave us 3000 ft and vectors for isp. Controller called and asked if we were familiar with the practice training area for isp. We responded no. He vectored us directly through the center of it. As we approached the shoreline from the southwest, we received a TA on the TCASII immediately followed by a RA to 'climb'. I immediately pulled back on the yoke and applied power placing vertical speed in green land at 2000 FPM. First officer saw single engine small aircraft go under nose of airplane. Stopped climb at 3500 ft where RA ended with clear of conflict. Returned to 3000 ft and advised controller, who responded with numerous targets in our vicinity. TCASII followed with a couple more TA's but targets were well below us. Controller could have prevented this by having us fly a few mi around training area.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X TCASII TA RA CLB EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN HAD NMAC WITH SMA. SEE AND AVOID CONCEPT.

Narrative: NEW YORK APCH VECTORED ACT X OVER JFK SE ABOUT 15 MI OUT INTO THE ATLANTIC THEN DIRECT CCC WHEN WE WERE ABOUT 4000 FT. LATER GAVE US 3000 FT AND VECTORS FOR ISP. CTLR CALLED AND ASKED IF WE WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE PRACTICE TRAINING AREA FOR ISP. WE RESPONDED NO. HE VECTORED US DIRECTLY THROUGH THE CTR OF IT. AS WE APCHED THE SHORELINE FROM THE SW, WE RECEIVED A TA ON THE TCASII IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A RA TO 'CLB'. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE AND APPLIED PWR PLACING VERT SPD IN GREEN LAND AT 2000 FPM. FO SAW SINGLE ENG SMA GO UNDER NOSE OF AIRPLANE. STOPPED CLB AT 3500 FT WHERE RA ENDED WITH CLR OF CONFLICT. RETURNED TO 3000 FT AND ADVISED CTLR, WHO RESPONDED WITH NUMEROUS TARGETS IN OUR VICINITY. TCASII FOLLOWED WITH A COUPLE MORE TA'S BUT TARGETS WERE WELL BELOW US. CTLR COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS BY HAVING US FLY A FEW MI AROUND TRAINING AREA.

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.