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DC9 crew departure ind instructed to level at 6000 ft for traffic. Controller then advised crew that traffic was clear and issued higher altitude. Crew received TCASII warning but saw the traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 417884 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ind airport : ind |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ind |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time total : 5300 flight time type : 1300 |
| ASRS Report | 417884 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 18000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We had departed ind airport and then cleared to 6000 ft and level off due to traffic above us (1000 ft above). ATC (departure) then tells us that traffic is clear and to climb to 15000 ft. We began our climb and soon discovered that the traffic was not clear. TCASII told us to stop climbing. By this time, the traffic was visible to us. I slowed the climb and turned left to evade any closer proximity to the traffic. The traffic was flying left to right. Violent evasive maneuvers were not needed because the traffic was visible to us. The flight continued normally to our destination, stl. ATC should be aware of the speed differences between large transport aircraft and light singles.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DC9 CREW DEP IND INSTRUCTED TO LEVEL AT 6000 FT FOR TFC. CTLR THEN ADVISED CREW THAT TFC WAS CLR AND ISSUED HIGHER ALT. CREW RECEIVED TCASII WARNING BUT SAW THE TFC.
Narrative: WE HAD DEPARTED IND ARPT AND THEN CLRED TO 6000 FT AND LEVEL OFF DUE TO TFC ABOVE US (1000 FT ABOVE). ATC (DEP) THEN TELLS US THAT TFC IS CLR AND TO CLB TO 15000 FT. WE BEGAN OUR CLB AND SOON DISCOVERED THAT THE TFC WAS NOT CLR. TCASII TOLD US TO STOP CLBING. BY THIS TIME, THE TFC WAS VISIBLE TO US. I SLOWED THE CLB AND TURNED L TO EVADE ANY CLOSER PROX TO THE TFC. THE TFC WAS FLYING L TO R. VIOLENT EVASIVE MANEUVERS WERE NOT NEEDED BECAUSE THE TFC WAS VISIBLE TO US. THE FLT CONTINUED NORMALLY TO OUR DEST, STL. ATC SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE SPD DIFFERENCES BTWN LARGE TRANSPORT ACFT AND LIGHT SINGLES.
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.