TCASII. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	272622
Time
Date	199405
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute airway : n90
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	272622
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Leveling off at 14000 ft on radar vector to eliot international. Received TCASII TA with traffic at 1-2 O'clock. 900 ft below us, climbing -- did not get visual contact or a TA from ny departure. A few seconds after the TA, got 'climb -- climb' RA. Climbed to approximately 14600 ft before RA stopped -- advised ny as we began climbing, and we got an 'okay' for a response, followed by a clearance to 15000 ft. Ny apparently did not see the traffic, or was too busy. The traffic was obviously VFR climbing. The main problem was the VFR pilot was flying over the world's busiest class B airspace without talking to the TRACON. Maybe he tried and ATC was too busy. If it weren't for TCASII I would not be writing this!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TCASII.

Narrative: LEVELING OFF AT 14000 FT ON RADAR VECTOR TO ELIOT INTL. RECEIVED TCASII TA WITH TFC AT 1-2 O'CLOCK. 900 FT BELOW US, CLBING -- DID NOT GET VISUAL CONTACT OR A TA FROM NY DEP. A FEW SECONDS AFTER THE TA, GOT 'CLB -- CLB' RA. CLBED TO APPROX 14600 FT BEFORE RA STOPPED -- ADVISED NY AS WE BEGAN CLBING, AND WE GOT AN 'OKAY' FOR A RESPONSE, FOLLOWED BY A CLRNC TO 15000 FT. NY APPARENTLY DID NOT SEE THE TFC, OR WAS TOO BUSY. THE TFC WAS OBVIOUSLY VFR CLBING. THE MAIN PROB WAS THE VFR PLT WAS FLYING OVER THE WORLD'S BUSIEST CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT TALKING TO THE TRACON. MAYBE HE TRIED AND ATC WAS TOO BUSY. IF IT WEREN'T FOR TCASII I WOULD NOT BE WRITING THIS!

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.