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Air carrier X TCASII RA with fgt. Evasive action taken. Climb. Non adherence to ATC instruction. Pilot deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 257610 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199311 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cty |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Fighter |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 257610 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 30000 vertical : 1000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Numerous extra aircraft were vectored/cleared into my sector because of thunderstorms is south florida. The sector was very busy with numerous aircraft transitioning, i.e., climbing/descending, numerous aircraft checking on the frequency. Conflict alert between air carrier X and military fgt. The fgt's were in a warning area adjacent to my sector. My supervisor radar assistant was attempting to get his time for the month. The assistant was working on clearing fgt's back to vad. I told the assistant I wanted fgt at FL280. I was not aware that he was indeed clearing the aircraft (through an mru). All of a sudden fgt's are departing the warning area towards the handoff point. I then had air carrier X turn to a 110 degree heading and expedite his descent. Air carrier X had been in a descent profile for 40 NM from FL330 to FL270. Air carrier X advised me that he had a TCASII RA and was climbing. No loss of separation. I believe my vector and expedite descent would have also separated the aircraft. Contributing factors a very busy sector, a part time controller assisting. Air carrier X never did turn.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR X TCASII RA WITH FGT. EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. CLB. NON ADHERENCE TO ATC INSTRUCTION. PLTDEV.
Narrative: NUMEROUS EXTRA ACFT WERE VECTORED/CLRED INTO MY SECTOR BECAUSE OF TSTMS IS SOUTH FLORIDA. THE SECTOR WAS VERY BUSY WITH NUMEROUS ACFT TRANSITIONING, I.E., CLBING/DSNDING, NUMEROUS ACFT CHKING ON THE FREQ. CONFLICT ALERT BTWN ACR X AND MIL FGT. THE FGT'S WERE IN A WARNING AREA ADJACENT TO MY SECTOR. MY SUPVR RADAR ASSISTANT WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET HIS TIME FOR THE MONTH. THE ASSISTANT WAS WORKING ON CLRING FGT'S BACK TO VAD. I TOLD THE ASSISTANT I WANTED FGT AT FL280. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT HE WAS INDEED CLRING THE ACFT (THROUGH AN MRU). ALL OF A SUDDEN FGT'S ARE DEPARTING THE WARNING AREA TOWARDS THE HDOF POINT. I THEN HAD ACR X TURN TO A 110 DEG HDG AND EXPEDITE HIS DSCNT. ACR X HAD BEEN IN A DSCNT PROFILE FOR 40 NM FROM FL330 TO FL270. ACR X ADVISED ME THAT HE HAD A TCASII RA AND WAS CLBING. NO LOSS OF SEPARATION. I BELIEVE MY VECTOR AND EXPEDITE DSCNT WOULD HAVE ALSO SEPARATED THE ACFT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS A VERY BUSY SECTOR, A PART TIME CTLR ASSISTING. ACR X NEVER DID TURN.
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.