Less than standard separation for cpr jet and air carrier aircraft near mem.

Attributes
ACN	463866
Time
Date	200002
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mem.tracon
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mem.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation I
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial ground : parked
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mem.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	463866
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 43 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 472
ASRS Report	463858
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : separated traffic controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 6000 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

I was acting copilot on a citation 500 departing olv. Utilizing a VFR takeoff, my first call to departure was approximately 400 ft AGL. I informed departure we were off olive branch. We were told we were radar idented. I further informed departure we were turning left to a 250 degree heading passing 1200 ft for 2000 ft. Whereupon we were told to make immediate right turn to 090 degree heading. At this point we were at approximately 300 degrees and still turning left. Captain started immediate right turn to 090 degree heading. Departure queried heading passing through. I responded right turn passing through 330 degrees. Departure told us start immediate left turn to 270 degrees without delay, this was repeated several times with urgency. During this exchange we were told of traffic (Y) which we idented and reported. Because we were vectored into the area of this traffic with first the turn to the east then back to the west, an avoidance maneuver was necessary to maintain a safe distance. This maneuver was a steep climbing left turn.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTSS FOR CPR JET AND ACR ACFT NEAR MEM.

Narrative: I WAS ACTING COPLT ON A CITATION 500 DEPARTING OLV. UTILIZING A VFR TKOF, MY FIRST CALL TO DEP WAS APPROX 400 FT AGL. I INFORMED DEP WE WERE OFF OLIVE BRANCH. WE WERE TOLD WE WERE RADAR IDENTED. I FURTHER INFORMED DEP WE WERE TURNING L TO A 250 DEG HDG PASSING 1200 FT FOR 2000 FT. WHEREUPON WE WERE TOLD TO MAKE IMMEDIATE R TURN TO 090 DEG HDG. AT THIS POINT WE WERE AT APPROX 300 DEGS AND STILL TURNING L. CAPT STARTED IMMEDIATE R TURN TO 090 DEG HDG. DEP QUERIED HEADING PASSING THROUGH. I RESPONDED R TURN PASSING THROUGH 330 DEGS. DEP TOLD US START IMMEDIATE L TURN TO 270 DEGS WITHOUT DELAY, THIS WAS REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES WITH URGENCY. DURING THIS EXCHANGE WE WERE TOLD OF TFC (Y) WHICH WE IDENTED AND RPTED. BECAUSE WE WERE VECTORED INTO THE AREA OF THIS TFC WITH FIRST THE TURN TO THE E THEN BACK TO THE W, AN AVOIDANCE MANEUVER WAS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN A SAFE DISTANCE. THIS MANEUVER WAS A STEEP CLBING L TURN.

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.