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A turn in the wrong direction after takeoff is issued by tower resulting in a traffic conflict after switching to approach control near san juan, pr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 507190 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sju.airport |
| State Reference | PR |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Shorts SD-330-200/Utt/Sherpa |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 507190 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 5000 vertical : 50 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
Military transport aircraft departed isla grande airport (tjig) on IFR flight plan. Departure instructions included 'cleared for takeoff, turn left heading 310 degrees.' aircraft departed normally. During climb (500 ft) tower stated 'turn right, heading 310 degrees, contact san juan approach.' PF questioned PNF about turn direction. PNF repeated to tower 'right turn heading 310 degrees.' tower controller sounded impatient and hurried, stating right turn 310 degrees. During standard rate turn to 310 degrees, flight engineer called 'traffic 1 O'clock position.' PNF confirmed traffic. Evasive actions included leveling off and adding maximum power. A B757 passed below the shorts and continued approach to san juan. The approach controller reprimanded the military crew for turning in the wrong direction. The PNF advised approach of the departure clearance. No further action. The PF contacted the san juan supervisor who stated that the investigation revealed controller error by isla grande airport control tower. Clear departure procedures need to be published and used between these busy airports to prevent midair sits.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TURN IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AFTER TKOF IS ISSUED BY TWR RESULTING IN A TFC CONFLICT AFTER SWITCHING TO APCH CTL NEAR SAN JUAN, PR.
Narrative: MIL TRANSPORT ACFT DEPARTED ISLA GRANDE ARPT (TJIG) ON IFR FLT PLAN. DEP INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED 'CLRED FOR TKOF, TURN L HDG 310 DEGS.' ACFT DEPARTED NORMALLY. DURING CLB (500 FT) TWR STATED 'TURN R, HDG 310 DEGS, CONTACT SAN JUAN APCH.' PF QUESTIONED PNF ABOUT TURN DIRECTION. PNF REPEATED TO TWR 'R TURN HDG 310 DEGS.' TWR CTLR SOUNDED IMPATIENT AND HURRIED, STATING R TURN 310 DEGS. DURING STANDARD RATE TURN TO 310 DEGS, FE CALLED 'TFC 1 O'CLOCK POS.' PNF CONFIRMED TFC. EVASIVE ACTIONS INCLUDED LEVELING OFF AND ADDING MAX PWR. A B757 PASSED BELOW THE SHORTS AND CONTINUED APCH TO SAN JUAN. THE APCH CTLR REPRIMANDED THE MIL CREW FOR TURNING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. THE PNF ADVISED APCH OF THE DEP CLRNC. NO FURTHER ACTION. THE PF CONTACTED THE SAN JUAN SUPVR WHO STATED THAT THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED CTLR ERROR BY ISLA GRANDE ARPT CTL TWR. CLR DEP PROCS NEED TO BE PUBLISHED AND USED BTWN THESE BUSY ARPTS TO PREVENT MIDAIR SITS.
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.