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Air carrier B727 PIC initiates evasive maneuver to avoid B777 on opposite direction climb out from pae when being vectored for visual approach to pae by sea approach control.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 424154 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pae |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 424154 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Error |
Narrative:
During radar vectors by sea approach to paine field runway 16R, I (aircraft X) had to take evasive action to avoid a midair with a departing B777 (aircraft Y). The B777 was cleared for takeoff by pae tower on runway 34L. Just prior to that, sea approach turned us to a heading of 160 degrees at 4000 ft MSL. The turn started at about 8 mi out. Upon reaching the heading, we were lined up with runway 16R with a clearance to expect a visual to runway 16R. The B777 was in sight and climbing straight for us. I (the captain) made a turn to the left about 20-30 degrees to avoid him and started a descent to keep the B777 in sight. I feel that the tower controller at pae and the approach controller had poor communication between the 2 of them. My vector to a heading of 160 degrees should have never took place.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR B727 PIC INITIATES EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID B777 ON OPPOSITE DIRECTION CLBOUT FROM PAE WHEN BEING VECTORED FOR VISUAL APCH TO PAE BY SEA APCH CTL.
Narrative: DURING RADAR VECTORS BY SEA APCH TO PAINE FIELD RWY 16R, I (ACFT X) HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID A MIDAIR WITH A DEPARTING B777 (ACFT Y). THE B777 WAS CLRED FOR TKOF BY PAE TWR ON RWY 34L. JUST PRIOR TO THAT, SEA APCH TURNED US TO A HDG OF 160 DEGS AT 4000 FT MSL. THE TURN STARTED AT ABOUT 8 MI OUT. UPON REACHING THE HDG, WE WERE LINED UP WITH RWY 16R WITH A CLRNC TO EXPECT A VISUAL TO RWY 16R. THE B777 WAS IN SIGHT AND CLBING STRAIGHT FOR US. I (THE CAPT) MADE A TURN TO THE L ABOUT 20-30 DEGS TO AVOID HIM AND STARTED A DSCNT TO KEEP THE B777 IN SIGHT. I FEEL THAT THE TWR CTLR AT PAE AND THE APCH CTLR HAD POOR COM BTWN THE 2 OF THEM. MY VECTOR TO A HDG OF 160 DEGS SHOULD HAVE NEVER TOOK PLACE.
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.