<< >> NASA ASRS Report 448356, September 1999

Departing aircraft cleared to climb into path of approaching aircraft in adjacent airspace under the control of another controller.

Attributes
ACN	448356
Time
Date	199909
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : wri.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Heavy Transport, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10200 flight time type : 7100
ASRS Report	448356
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other controllerb other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 5000 vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

ATC advised 'cleared for takeoff, climb to 6000 ft on runway heading.' at approximately 4600 ft, the controller advised, maintain 4000 ft due to traffic. The aircraft was climbing approximately 2500 FPM. We then leveled off at 4000 ft as soon as possible. The controller then gave a clearance to climb to 6000 ft and contact ZNY. I read back frequency but advised I had traffic 12 O'clock and less than 2 mi on TCASII at 5000 ft. The controller then said, contact ZNY and climb to 6000 ft again. I refused and called ZNY and told him the situation. He said stay at 4000 ft, that I did have IFR traffic at 5000 ft less than 1 mi opposite direction. Note: the first officer was flying and once the controller cleared us to 6000 ft he initiated a climb but stopped at 4100 ft as TCASII went to RA mode and commanded a vertical speed/descent. He (first officer) leveled at 4000 ft on my command, along with RA of TCASII. I think the controller at mcguire either missed the traffic (off his screen!) or was just a bad judgement call on behalf of mcguire departure control. The TCASII saved the day in my book (invaluable equipment).

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DEPARTING ACFT CLRED TO CLB INTO PATH OF APCHING ACFT IN ADJACENT AIRSPACE UNDER THE CTL OF ANOTHER CTLR.

Narrative: ATC ADVISED 'CLRED FOR TKOF, CLB TO 6000 FT ON RWY HDG.' AT APPROX 4600 FT, THE CTLR ADVISED, MAINTAIN 4000 FT DUE TO TFC. THE ACFT WAS CLBING APPROX 2500 FPM. WE THEN LEVELED OFF AT 4000 FT ASAP. THE CTLR THEN GAVE A CLRNC TO CLB TO 6000 FT AND CONTACT ZNY. I READ BACK FREQ BUT ADVISED I HAD TFC 12 O'CLOCK AND LESS THAN 2 MI ON TCASII AT 5000 FT. THE CTLR THEN SAID, CONTACT ZNY AND CLB TO 6000 FT AGAIN. I REFUSED AND CALLED ZNY AND TOLD HIM THE SIT. HE SAID STAY AT 4000 FT, THAT I DID HAVE IFR TFC AT 5000 FT LESS THAN 1 MI OPPOSITE DIRECTION. NOTE: THE FO WAS FLYING AND ONCE THE CTLR CLRED US TO 6000 FT HE INITIATED A CLB BUT STOPPED AT 4100 FT AS TCASII WENT TO RA MODE AND COMMANDED A VERT SPD/DSCNT. HE (FO) LEVELED AT 4000 FT ON MY COMMAND, ALONG WITH RA OF TCASII. I THINK THE CTLR AT MCGUIRE EITHER MISSED THE TFC (OFF HIS SCREEN!) OR WAS JUST A BAD JUDGEMENT CALL ON BEHALF OF MCGUIRE DEP CTL. THE TCASII SAVED THE DAY IN MY BOOK (INVALUABLE EQUIP).

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.