 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Pilot building cross country hours departs sjc on runway 29 but drifts to right and causes an air carrier on parallel runway to take evasive action.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 377403 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sjc |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sjc |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 125 flight time type : 125 |
| ASRS Report | 377403 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Private pilot building cross country commercial hours. English is not pilot's first language. Pilot was departing runway 29 at sjc and drifted to the right of course on climb out. Tower stated they called 3 times and told pilot to turn left. Pilot states he turned left, but an airliner needed to take evasive action by that time. Pilot has been debriefed by a flight instructor regarding situation. Pilot will be making several dual training flts to continue his commercial training safely.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT BUILDING XCOUNTRY HRS DEPARTS SJC ON RWY 29 BUT DRIFTS TO R AND CAUSES AN ACR ON PARALLEL RWY TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION.
Narrative: PVT PLT BUILDING XCOUNTRY COMMERCIAL HRS. ENGLISH IS NOT PLT'S FIRST LANGUAGE. PLT WAS DEPARTING RWY 29 AT SJC AND DRIFTED TO THE R OF COURSE ON CLBOUT. TWR STATED THEY CALLED 3 TIMES AND TOLD PLT TO TURN L. PLT STATES HE TURNED L, BUT AN AIRLINER NEEDED TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION BY THAT TIME. PLT HAS BEEN DEBRIEFED BY A FLT INSTRUCTOR REGARDING SIT. PLT WILL BE MAKING SEVERAL DUAL TRAINING FLTS TO CONTINUE HIS COMMERCIAL TRAINING SAFELY.
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.