Multiple runway operation parallel runways. Opposite direction takeoff. Air carrier X had conflict w...

Attributes
ACN	243741
Time
Date	199306
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1500 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : den
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
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 : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	243741
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 5000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Air carrier on approach to den, ILS runway 17L. Controller pushing us to report visual on airport so as to be able to sidestep us to runway 17R. I became aware controller intended to roll air carrier Y off runway 35R. We broke out at about 2000 ft AGL, reported the airport and was cleared to sidestep to runway 17R. We heard tower clear air carrier Y for departure. We got busy with checklists and lining up with runway 17R. My copilot was attempting to get a visual on air carrier Y. Did so by the time he was airborne. My copilot indicated that we might get pretty close to the opposing traffic. He passed approximately 5000 ft off to our left at our altitude in a right bank. The operation left a bit to desire. I think it caused concern to passenger including an air carrier inspector on my jumpseat. I believe that controllers are not authorized to depart aircraft off runways that other aircraft are using the opposite end for ILS approachs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MULTIPLE RWY OP PARALLEL RWYS. OPPOSITE DIRECTION TKOF. ACR X HAD CONFLICT WITH ACR Y.

Narrative: ACR ON APCH TO DEN, ILS RWY 17L. CTLR PUSHING US TO RPT VISUAL ON ARPT SO AS TO BE ABLE TO SIDESTEP US TO RWY 17R. I BECAME AWARE CTLR INTENDED TO ROLL ACR Y OFF RWY 35R. WE BROKE OUT AT ABOUT 2000 FT AGL, RPTED THE ARPT AND WAS CLRED TO SIDESTEP TO RWY 17R. WE HEARD TWR CLR ACR Y FOR DEP. WE GOT BUSY WITH CHKLISTS AND LINING UP WITH RWY 17R. MY COPLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET A VISUAL ON ACR Y. DID SO BY THE TIME HE WAS AIRBORNE. MY COPLT INDICATED THAT WE MIGHT GET PRETTY CLOSE TO THE OPPOSING TFC. HE PASSED APPROX 5000 FT OFF TO OUR L AT OUR ALT IN A R BANK. THE OP LEFT A BIT TO DESIRE. I THINK IT CAUSED CONCERN TO PAX INCLUDING AN ACR INSPECTOR ON MY JUMPSEAT. I BELIEVE THAT CTLRS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO DEPART ACFT OFF RWYS THAT OTHER ACFT ARE USING THE OPPOSITE END FOR ILS APCHS.

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.

Multiple runway operation parallel runways. Opposite direction takeoff. Air carrier X had conflict with air carrier Y.