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An air carrier AT72 flight crew had an near midair collision with an unidentified aircraft. These aircraft were controlled by different facilities.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 401555 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : crp |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu tracon : crp |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | ATR 72 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 1750 |
| ASRS Report | 401555 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 401554 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 400 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
TCASII RA alert caused abrupt maneuver to avoid aircraft (unknown type). Hou center advised crp approach was handling aircraft while hou handled our flight. The concern here is two different controllers handling aircraft in same airspace without knowledge of the other.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR AT72 FLC HAD AN NMAC WITH AN UNIDENTIFIED ACFT. THESE ACFT WERE CONTROLLED BY DIFFERENT FACILITIES.
Narrative: TCASII RA ALERT CAUSED ABRUPT MANEUVER TO AVOID ACFT (UNKNOWN TYPE). HOU CTR ADVISED CRP APCH WAS HANDLING ACFT WHILE HOU HANDLED OUR FLT. THE CONCERN HERE IS TWO DIFFERENT CTLRS HANDLING ACFT IN SAME AIRSPACE WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF THE OTHER.
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.