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Pilot of a piper cheyenne, PAY2, turned during climb to cruise altitude in order to assure spacing with traffic for which ARTCC controller requested that he maintain visual separation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 467210 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : toi.airport |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 16000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | PA-42 Cheyenne IIA |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl.artcc |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 15500 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 467210 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1500 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
During climb out from troy, al (toi), to sarasota, fl (srq), was told by ZTL to maintain 16000 ft for traffic. Center then told me to call when traffic was in sight. Traffic was reported in sight and center told me to keep the traffic in sight and cleared me to climb to FL190. After beginning climb, I realized that I had misjudged the angle of closure and started a right turn to increase distance from the traffic, and to pass behind traffic. Center told me that it was too close for comfort. I estimate I passed approximately 1000-1500 ft behind and 500 ft above the traffic. I should not have accepted the climb clearance nor do I think center should have issued the clearance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A PIPER CHEYENNE, PAY2, TURNED DURING CLB TO CRUISE ALT IN ORDER TO ASSURE SPACING WITH TFC FOR WHICH ARTCC CTLR REQUESTED THAT HE MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION.
Narrative: DURING CLBOUT FROM TROY, AL (TOI), TO SARASOTA, FL (SRQ), WAS TOLD BY ZTL TO MAINTAIN 16000 FT FOR TFC. CTR THEN TOLD ME TO CALL WHEN TFC WAS IN SIGHT. TFC WAS RPTED IN SIGHT AND CTR TOLD ME TO KEEP THE TFC IN SIGHT AND CLRED ME TO CLB TO FL190. AFTER BEGINNING CLB, I REALIZED THAT I HAD MISJUDGED THE ANGLE OF CLOSURE AND STARTED A R TURN TO INCREASE DISTANCE FROM THE TFC, AND TO PASS BEHIND TFC. CTR TOLD ME THAT IT WAS TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT. I ESTIMATE I PASSED APPROX 1000-1500 FT BEHIND AND 500 FT ABOVE THE TFC. I SHOULD NOT HAVE ACCEPTED THE CLB CLRNC NOR DO I THINK CTR SHOULD HAVE ISSUED THE CLRNC.
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.