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Captain of an international air carrier 4 engine widebody transport turned the wrong way for the wrong assigned departure heading and was corrected back by the first officer resulting in a TCASII alert and ATC intervention to stop their climb for conflicting traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 379300 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ams |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid enroute airway : ams |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 11000 |
| ASRS Report | 379300 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1500 vertical : 1500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On climb we were on a published departure and climbing to FL140. We were given a heading 020 degrees for vector. I thought the heading was 200 degrees and started to turn left. The copilot corrected me and I reversed the turn. We were established in the turn to 020 degrees when we noticed another aircraft about 2000 ft above and descending on TCASII. At that point ATC instructed us to level at FL80 and also gave instructions to the other aircraft. TCASII gave a resolution advisory 'reduce climb' followed by 'monitor vertical speed' at about the same time center changed our instructions. Closest approach was 1500 ft. Vertical separation with significant lateral separation as well.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN INTL ACR 4 ENG WDB TURNED THE WRONG WAY FOR THE WRONG ASSIGNED DEP HDG AND WAS CORRECTED BACK BY THE FO RESULTING IN A TCASII ALERT AND ATC INTERVENTION TO STOP THEIR CLB FOR CONFLICTING TFC.
Narrative: ON CLB WE WERE ON A PUBLISHED DEP AND CLBING TO FL140. WE WERE GIVEN A HDG 020 DEGS FOR VECTOR. I THOUGHT THE HDG WAS 200 DEGS AND STARTED TO TURN L. THE COPLT CORRECTED ME AND I REVERSED THE TURN. WE WERE ESTABLISHED IN THE TURN TO 020 DEGS WHEN WE NOTICED ANOTHER ACFT ABOUT 2000 FT ABOVE AND DSNDING ON TCASII. AT THAT POINT ATC INSTRUCTED US TO LEVEL AT FL80 AND ALSO GAVE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE OTHER ACFT. TCASII GAVE A RESOLUTION ADVISORY 'REDUCE CLB' FOLLOWED BY 'MONITOR VERT SPD' AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME CTR CHANGED OUR INSTRUCTIONS. CLOSEST APCH WAS 1500 FT. VERT SEPARATION WITH SIGNIFICANT LATERAL SEPARATION AS WELL.
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.