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Attributes | |
ACN | 216164 |
Time | |
Date | 199207 |
Day | Fri |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : sjc |
State Reference | CA |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : sjc |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
Navigation In Use | Other |
Flight Phase | landing : go around |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Light Transport |
Flight Phase | other |
Flight Plan | VFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10800 flight time type : 2000 |
ASRS Report | 216164 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 300 vertical : 100 |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Aircraft on runway forced air carrier X to go around commencing at approximately 400 ft AGL. During initial climb TCASII activated with RA. Air carrier Y visually acquired at 12 O'clock moving right to left perpendicular to runway centerline. This was approximately 1000 ft AGL. We slowed climb making a slight right turn to avoid collision. Tower did not warn us of the air carrier Y position prior to near miss. Air carrier Y was on visual approach to runway 29 and was following instructions to cross over the field at 1000 ft. Conversation with tower supervisor brought out the details. He said the tower position controller had been yelled at as this event occurred. I told him to yell at him again for me. Tower supervisor also was under the impression that wake turbulence separation for takeoff behind a heavy jet (widebody transport had just departed causing aircraft in position to ask for a delay) was 1 1/2 mins or 5 mi. The correct answer is 2 mins or 5 mi. He refused to admit to me that he had said 1 1/2 mins to me. I made him get out the handbook over the phone to find the 2 min statement. During the go around evolution TCASII was yelling at us, landing gear aural warning was yelling at us as flaps were brought up to 15 degrees. Tower was giving us instructions (though not mentioning the air carrier Y traffic) and we were trying to communicate with each other in the cockpit. I'm glad I was looking out the window with all the distrs going on!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR X AFTER GAR BECAUSE OF OCCUPIED RWY RECEIVED TCASII RA HAD NMAC LTSS FROM ACR Y. SYS ERROR.
Narrative: ACFT ON RWY FORCED ACR X TO GAR COMMENCING AT APPROX 400 FT AGL. DURING INITIAL CLB TCASII ACTIVATED WITH RA. ACR Y VISUALLY ACQUIRED AT 12 O'CLOCK MOVING R TO L PERPENDICULAR TO RWY CTRLINE. THIS WAS APPROX 1000 FT AGL. WE SLOWED CLB MAKING A SLIGHT R TURN TO AVOID COLLISION. TWR DID NOT WARN US OF THE ACR Y POS PRIOR TO NEAR MISS. ACR Y WAS ON VISUAL APCH TO RWY 29 AND WAS FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS TO CROSS OVER THE FIELD AT 1000 FT. CONVERSATION WITH TWR SUPVR BROUGHT OUT THE DETAILS. HE SAID THE TWR POS CTLR HAD BEEN YELLED AT AS THIS EVENT OCCURRED. I TOLD HIM TO YELL AT HIM AGAIN FOR ME. TWR SUPVR ALSO WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT WAKE TURB SEPARATION FOR TKOF BEHIND A HVY JET (WDB HAD JUST DEPARTED CAUSING ACFT IN POS TO ASK FOR A DELAY) WAS 1 1/2 MINS OR 5 MI. THE CORRECT ANSWER IS 2 MINS OR 5 MI. HE REFUSED TO ADMIT TO ME THAT HE HAD SAID 1 1/2 MINS TO ME. I MADE HIM GET OUT THE HANDBOOK OVER THE PHONE TO FIND THE 2 MIN STATEMENT. DURING THE GAR EVOLUTION TCASII WAS YELLING AT US, LNDG GEAR AURAL WARNING WAS YELLING AT US AS FLAPS WERE BROUGHT UP TO 15 DEGS. TWR WAS GIVING US INSTRUCTIONS (THOUGH NOT MENTIONING THE ACR Y TFC) AND WE WERE TRYING TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER IN THE COCKPIT. I'M GLAD I WAS LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW WITH ALL THE DISTRS GOING ON!
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.