Air carrier X TCASII RA with PA28 in air traffic area. Evasive action taken. See and avoid concept.

Attributes
ACN	272238
Time
Date	199406
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pie
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1600 msl bound upper : 1600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pie artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	272238
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 6000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Air carrier X, a B727 inbound to pie, deviated due to a TCASII alert on a PA28, also inbound. Probable cause: lack of positive control in airspace. Due to the density of air carrier operations into and over the airport, the airspace should be redesignated to class C.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X TCASII RA WITH PA28 IN ATA. EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. SEE AND AVOID CONCEPT.

Narrative: ACR X, A B727 INBOUND TO PIE, DEVIATED DUE TO A TCASII ALERT ON A PA28, ALSO INBOUND. PROBABLE CAUSE: LACK OF POSITIVE CTL IN AIRSPACE. DUE TO THE DENSITY OF ACR OPS INTO AND OVER THE ARPT, THE AIRSPACE SHOULD BE REDESIGNATED TO CLASS C.

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.