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A BE99 flight crew took evasive action when an MD80 appeared too close. The BE99 flight crew turned right and actually climbed 600 ft towards the altitude of the other aircraft. Subsequent flight crew ATC review revealed that the 2 aircraft had been separated by 1000 ft and 1 mi.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 328083 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ard airport : ttn |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : phl |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Airliner 99 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 328083 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 327700 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 vertical : 1000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was flying in left seat. Captain saw aircraft at 10 O'clock position, took aircraft from me, and took evasive action to avoid traffic. Large transport aircraft's landing lights were on, and gave illusion of being closer and at lower altitude. Controller appeared to be overwhelmed, she was behind altitude assignments. We were cleared for the ILS runway 6 at ttn, 2000 ft high, and 4 mi out. Copilot did not become aware of conflict until after captain radioed phl approach and inquired about its proximity. We were never made aware of the MD80's position prior to the evasive action. Prior to evasive action philadelphia told us (next day by phone) we were 1000 ft below and 1 mi. Captain climbed toward MD80. Crew was nearing the end of 11 hour duty day. I advocate 121 rules for all crews. Left seat has build-up or larger window columns to accommodate a small door. Acts as natural barrier to left seat pilot, it obstructs vision. No autoplt, so one pilot must hand fly aircraft. Supplemental information from acn 327700: captain took control of aircraft without verbal transfer changed heading 30 degrees right and altitude plus 600 ft to avoid a large jet.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE99 FLC TOOK EVASIVE ACTION WHEN AN MD80 APPEARED TOO CLOSE. THE BE99 FLC TURNED R AND ACTUALLY CLBED 600 FT TOWARDS THE ALT OF THE OTHER ACFT. SUBSEQUENT FLC ATC REVIEW REVEALED THAT THE 2 ACFT HAD BEEN SEPARATED BY 1000 FT AND 1 MI.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING IN L SEAT. CAPT SAW ACFT AT 10 O'CLOCK POS, TOOK ACFT FROM ME, AND TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID TFC. LARGE TRANSPORT ACFT'S LNDG LIGHTS WERE ON, AND GAVE ILLUSION OF BEING CLOSER AND AT LOWER ALT. CTLR APPEARED TO BE OVERWHELMED, SHE WAS BEHIND ALT ASSIGNMENTS. WE WERE CLRED FOR THE ILS RWY 6 AT TTN, 2000 FT HIGH, AND 4 MI OUT. COPLT DID NOT BECOME AWARE OF CONFLICT UNTIL AFTER CAPT RADIOED PHL APCH AND INQUIRED ABOUT ITS PROXIMITY. WE WERE NEVER MADE AWARE OF THE MD80'S POS PRIOR TO THE EVASIVE ACTION. PRIOR TO EVASIVE ACTION PHILADELPHIA TOLD US (NEXT DAY BY PHONE) WE WERE 1000 FT BELOW AND 1 MI. CAPT CLBED TOWARD MD80. CREW WAS NEARING THE END OF 11 HR DUTY DAY. I ADVOCATE 121 RULES FOR ALL CREWS. L SEAT HAS BUILD-UP OR LARGER WINDOW COLUMNS TO ACCOMMODATE A SMALL DOOR. ACTS AS NATURAL BARRIER TO L SEAT PLT, IT OBSTRUCTS VISION. NO AUTOPLT, SO ONE PLT MUST HAND FLY ACFT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 327700: CAPT TOOK CTL OF ACFT WITHOUT VERBAL TRANSFER CHANGED HDG 30 DEGS R AND ALT PLUS 600 FT TO AVOID A LARGE JET.
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.