A climbing L1011 encounters opposite direction traffic 800 ft above and 4 mi away on J28 80 NM west ...

Attributes
ACN	474738
Time
Date	200006
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 30200 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	L-1011 Tri-Star All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Route In Use	enroute airway : j28.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : j28.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4070
ASRS Report	474738
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : separated traffic flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 24000 vertical : 800
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

We requested a climb from ZDV in the vicinity of blue mesa. ZDV approved our climb from FL290 to FL330. Approaching FL300, I noticed a TCASII target at our 11 O'clock position at FL310 and approximately 12 mi. Range was decreasing and bearing was remaining constant. I advised the captain and he inquired ZDV about the traffic. ZDV immediately gave us a 40-50 degree right heading change. At the same time, we also received a TA followed by an RA. The other air carrier mentioned to center that they also had received an RA advisory. I should have done a better job of following the advisory. There was a lot of things happening with the immediate heading change, going from a climb to a descent, watching the TCASII target, trying to acquire the other aircraft visually, monitor speed, and listen to the radio. ZDV said we shouldn't have gotten that close. He thought we were going to have 10 mi separation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CLBING L1011 ENCOUNTERS OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC 800 FT ABOVE AND 4 MI AWAY ON J28 80 NM W OF PUB, CO.

Narrative: WE REQUESTED A CLB FROM ZDV IN THE VICINITY OF BLUE MESA. ZDV APPROVED OUR CLB FROM FL290 TO FL330. APCHING FL300, I NOTICED A TCASII TARGET AT OUR 11 O'CLOCK POS AT FL310 AND APPROX 12 MI. RANGE WAS DECREASING AND BEARING WAS REMAINING CONSTANT. I ADVISED THE CAPT AND HE INQUIRED ZDV ABOUT THE TFC. ZDV IMMEDIATELY GAVE US A 40-50 DEG R HDG CHANGE. AT THE SAME TIME, WE ALSO RECEIVED A TA FOLLOWED BY AN RA. THE OTHER ACR MENTIONED TO CTR THAT THEY ALSO HAD RECEIVED AN RA ADVISORY. I SHOULD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB OF FOLLOWING THE ADVISORY. THERE WAS A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING WITH THE IMMEDIATE HDG CHANGE, GOING FROM A CLB TO A DSCNT, WATCHING THE TCASII TARGET, TRYING TO ACQUIRE THE OTHER ACFT VISUALLY, MONITOR SPD, AND LISTEN TO THE RADIO. ZDV SAID WE SHOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN THAT CLOSE. HE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE 10 MI SEPARATION.

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.

A climbing L1011 encounters opposite direction traffic 800 ft above and 4 mi away on J28 80 NM west of publication, co.