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Sky dive aircraft in VFR climb in non adherence of ATC clearance ATC instruction and creates a potential conflict with crossing traffic at 14000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 246111 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199307 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pxr |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14900 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct enroute airway : zab |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 246111 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 110 |
| ASRS Report | 246345 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 vertical : 700 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
From tucson to phoenix, we had been cleared direct pxr at 14000 ft. Approximately 50 mi out of pxr, ZAB advised of traffic climbing to 13000 ft at our 11 O'clock. We picked up the traffic on our TCASII and I began to pay particular attention because I heard the controller remind the ('jump' call sign) aircraft to stop climb at 13000 ft. We then got a TA followed by an RA. I did not have a visual on the intruding aircraft so I instructed the PF to follow the RA and execute a climb. Conflict was resolved at 14900 ft at which time we advised ATC and returned to our cruise altitude of 14000 ft. Rest of the flight was uneventful. Supplemental information from acn 246345: level at 14000 ft we received an RA on TCASII telling us to climb. We climbed from 14000 ft to 14900 ft to honor the RA. Traffic passed within 700 ft and a mi. Aircraft in question was climbing VFR and had us in sight. He thought he wasn't a factor but he was.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SKY DIVE ACFT IN VFR CLB IN NON ADHERENCE OF ATC CLRNC ATC INSTRUCTION AND CREATES A POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH XING TFC AT 14000 FT.
Narrative: FROM TUCSON TO PHOENIX, WE HAD BEEN CLRED DIRECT PXR AT 14000 FT. APPROX 50 MI OUT OF PXR, ZAB ADVISED OF TFC CLBING TO 13000 FT AT OUR 11 O'CLOCK. WE PICKED UP THE TFC ON OUR TCASII AND I BEGAN TO PAY PARTICULAR ATTN BECAUSE I HEARD THE CTLR REMIND THE ('JUMP' CALL SIGN) ACFT TO STOP CLB AT 13000 FT. WE THEN GOT A TA FOLLOWED BY AN RA. I DID NOT HAVE A VISUAL ON THE INTRUDING ACFT SO I INSTRUCTED THE PF TO FOLLOW THE RA AND EXECUTE A CLB. CONFLICT WAS RESOLVED AT 14900 FT AT WHICH TIME WE ADVISED ATC AND RETURNED TO OUR CRUISE ALT OF 14000 FT. REST OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 246345: LEVEL AT 14000 FT WE RECEIVED AN RA ON TCASII TELLING US TO CLB. WE CLBED FROM 14000 FT TO 14900 FT TO HONOR THE RA. TFC PASSED WITHIN 700 FT AND A MI. ACFT IN QUESTION WAS CLBING VFR AND HAD US IN SIGHT. HE THOUGHT HE WASN'T A FACTOR BUT HE WAS.
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.