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ZTL controller concerned with BE36 comment 'have him on TCASII.'
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 472979 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl.artcc artcc : ztl.artcc |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 36 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 18 |
| ASRS Report | 472979 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Called traffic to the BE36. The reply was unreadable. I asked BE36 to 'say again,' and he said, 'I have him on TCASII.' 2 things wrong with that. First, I didn't know he had TCASII. Second, 'I got him' makes me think 'in sight.' this is a common reply to traffic calls these days and should be addressed. There is no operational advantage to saying 'I've got him on TCASII.' this is the risk of a controller misunderstanding the reply and issuing a visual separation clearance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZTL CTLR CONCERNED WITH BE36 COMMENT 'HAVE HIM ON TCASII.'
Narrative: CALLED TFC TO THE BE36. THE REPLY WAS UNREADABLE. I ASKED BE36 TO 'SAY AGAIN,' AND HE SAID, 'I HAVE HIM ON TCASII.' 2 THINGS WRONG WITH THAT. FIRST, I DIDN'T KNOW HE HAD TCASII. SECOND, 'I GOT HIM' MAKES ME THINK 'IN SIGHT.' THIS IS A COMMON REPLY TO TFC CALLS THESE DAYS AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. THERE IS NO OPERATIONAL ADVANTAGE TO SAYING 'I'VE GOT HIM ON TCASII.' THIS IS THE RISK OF A CTLR MISUNDERSTANDING THE REPLY AND ISSUING A VISUAL SEPARATION 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.