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Commuter small transport takes evasive action to avoid turbulence and rain shower and is immediately vectored back on course.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 294954 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199501 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mco |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mco |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 750 |
| ASRS Report | 294954 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were heading 360 degrees on a downwind for runway 18L descending to 5000 ft. At about 6000 ft we began to encounter moderate turbulence associated with a rainshower ahead and the captain turned right heading 040 degrees and leveled off at 6000 ft to avoid the turbulence. I immediately told ATC we needed heading 040 degrees for turbulence. The controller responded turn left now heading 350 degrees and we did so. The controller apparently was worried about us crossing the final approach path for runway 18. After landing we were advised to call the tower and did so.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMMUTER SMT TAKES EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID TURB AND RAIN SHOWER AND IS IMMEDIATELY VECTORED BACK ON COURSE.
Narrative: WE WERE HDG 360 DEGS ON A DOWNWIND FOR RWY 18L DSNDING TO 5000 FT. AT ABOUT 6000 FT WE BEGAN TO ENCOUNTER MODERATE TURB ASSOCIATED WITH A RAINSHOWER AHEAD AND THE CAPT TURNED R HDG 040 DEGS AND LEVELED OFF AT 6000 FT TO AVOID THE TURB. I IMMEDIATELY TOLD ATC WE NEEDED HDG 040 DEGS FOR TURB. THE CTLR RESPONDED TURN L NOW HDG 350 DEGS AND WE DID SO. THE CTLR APPARENTLY WAS WORRIED ABOUT US XING THE FINAL APCH PATH FOR RWY 18. AFTER LNDG WE WERE ADVISED TO CALL THE TWR AND DID SO.
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.