Air carrier X TCASII TA RA with fish spotter aircraft in arsa class C airspace.

Attributes
ACN	272667
Time
Date	199405
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : orf
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : orf tower : orf
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller military : 10 controller non radar : 4 controller radar : 12
ASRS Report	272667
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 6000
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Departing runway 5 at norfolk over the chesapeake bay, numerous fish spotters on both sides of the departure path. On the aircraft's right side fish spotters were at 20, 30, 35 and 40 ft within 1 mi of the departure path. Air carrier X asked if I had time for a question about the fish spotter fleet aircraft. He asked if we had any problems with the fish spotter aircraft. I told him not really, we usually told the fish spotters to remain clear of the departure path and they complied. X said 'someone is going to get hurt in that operation.' I asked how his TCASII responded. X said 'my TCASII went ballistic.' I feel it should be noted that the fish spotter activity at norfolk is the same as in previous yrs but we have received more complaints and questions and feedback such as this report in the few weeks of this season that anyone can remember and it appears to be directly attributable to TCASII.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X TCASII TA RA WITH FISH SPOTTER ACFT IN ARSA CLASS C AIRSPACE.

Narrative: DEPARTING RWY 5 AT NORFOLK OVER THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, NUMEROUS FISH SPOTTERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DEP PATH. ON THE ACFT'S R SIDE FISH SPOTTERS WERE AT 20, 30, 35 AND 40 FT WITHIN 1 MI OF THE DEP PATH. ACR X ASKED IF I HAD TIME FOR A QUESTION ABOUT THE FISH SPOTTER FLEET ACFT. HE ASKED IF WE HAD ANY PROBS WITH THE FISH SPOTTER ACFT. I TOLD HIM NOT REALLY, WE USUALLY TOLD THE FISH SPOTTERS TO REMAIN CLR OF THE DEP PATH AND THEY COMPLIED. X SAID 'SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT IN THAT OP.' I ASKED HOW HIS TCASII RESPONDED. X SAID 'MY TCASII WENT BALLISTIC.' I FEEL IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE FISH SPOTTER ACTIVITY AT NORFOLK IS THE SAME AS IN PREVIOUS YRS BUT WE HAVE RECEIVED MORE COMPLAINTS AND QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK SUCH AS THIS RPT IN THE FEW WKS OF THIS SEASON THAT ANYONE CAN REMEMBER AND IT APPEARS TO BE DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO TCASII.

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.