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Pilot of an sel small aircraft failed to maintain a cruising altitude appropriate for his direction of flight when transitioning over the top of class C airspace causing a potential conflict with a beech king air.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 422160 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : aus |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4800 msl bound upper : 4800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sea |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | King Air C90 E90 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 422160 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departure gtu. Contacted aus approach (119.0). Advised them of my position and intention of overflt (class C at aus). They began vectoring 60 degrees off desired course. I terminated radar and again advised them I would climb to 4800 and overfly class C airspace. Told to squawk 1200, which I did. Observed a king air at my 9:30 O'clock position and continued to observe through 3 O'clock position. No conflict occurred. Controller (via phone) said king responded to 'RA.' I observed no such response. King passed clear. I continued on course to hyi. The controller was most upset that I was in violation of altitude for direction of flight. I stated no regulation specifies altitude for direction of flight existed, only 'suggested' as a good operating practice. The ceiling would not permit me to fly higher and still maintain cloud clearance requirements.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SEL SMA FAILED TO MAINTAIN A CRUISING ALT APPROPRIATE FOR HIS DIRECTION OF FLT WHEN TRANSITIONING OVER THE TOP OF CLASS C AIRSPACE CAUSING A POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH A BEECH KING AIR.
Narrative: DEP GTU. CONTACTED AUS APCH (119.0). ADVISED THEM OF MY POS AND INTENTION OF OVERFLT (CLASS C AT AUS). THEY BEGAN VECTORING 60 DEGS OFF DESIRED COURSE. I TERMINATED RADAR AND AGAIN ADVISED THEM I WOULD CLB TO 4800 AND OVERFLY CLASS C AIRSPACE. TOLD TO SQUAWK 1200, WHICH I DID. OBSERVED A KING AIR AT MY 9:30 O'CLOCK POS AND CONTINUED TO OBSERVE THROUGH 3 O'CLOCK POS. NO CONFLICT OCCURRED. CTLR (VIA PHONE) SAID KING RESPONDED TO 'RA.' I OBSERVED NO SUCH RESPONSE. KING PASSED CLR. I CONTINUED ON COURSE TO HYI. THE CTLR WAS MOST UPSET THAT I WAS IN VIOLATION OF ALT FOR DIRECTION OF FLT. I STATED NO REG SPECIFIES ALT FOR DIRECTION OF FLT EXISTED, ONLY 'SUGGESTED' AS A GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE. THE CEILING WOULD NOT PERMIT ME TO FLY HIGHER AND STILL MAINTAIN CLOUD CLRNC REQUIREMENTS.
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.