 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
ARTCC controller observed a flight of F15 aircraft overshoot their assigned altitude of 6000 ft and create less than standard separation with a C172 in cruise at 7000 ft. Controller advised the F15 flight of his traffic and reassigned 6000 ft and then verified that the clearance was understood. Conflict alert picked up the less than standard separation incident. TA was also given to the C172.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 370503 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199705 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lvl |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc tracon : sna |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Eagle (F-15) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 18 |
| ASRS Report | 370503 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 22200 vertical : 400 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
F15 flight (4 aircraft) cleared to 6000 ft. C172 northbound level flight at 7000 ft. Traffic was called to both aircraft. F15 flight mode C observed at 6200 ft. Another clearance to maintain 6000 ft was issued. Mode C at 6500 ft then observed. I asked F15 flight to verify at 6000 ft at which point the pilot stated that he was correcting. No evasive action taken by either aircraft. (Center computer caught loss of separation and statements were filed.)
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTCC CTLR OBSERVED A FLT OF F15 ACFT OVERSHOOT THEIR ASSIGNED ALT OF 6000 FT AND CREATE LTSS WITH A C172 IN CRUISE AT 7000 FT. CTLR ADVISED THE F15 FLT OF HIS TFC AND REASSIGNED 6000 FT AND THEN VERIFIED THAT THE CLRNC WAS UNDERSTOOD. CONFLICT ALERT PICKED UP THE LTSS INCIDENT. TA WAS ALSO GIVEN TO THE C172.
Narrative: F15 FLT (4 ACFT) CLRED TO 6000 FT. C172 NBOUND LEVEL FLT AT 7000 FT. TFC WAS CALLED TO BOTH ACFT. F15 FLT MODE C OBSERVED AT 6200 FT. ANOTHER CLRNC TO MAINTAIN 6000 FT WAS ISSUED. MODE C AT 6500 FT THEN OBSERVED. I ASKED F15 FLT TO VERIFY AT 6000 FT AT WHICH POINT THE PLT STATED THAT HE WAS CORRECTING. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN BY EITHER ACFT. (CTR COMPUTER CAUGHT LOSS OF SEPARATION AND STATEMENTS WERE FILED.)
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.