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An MD80 pilot complains that 2 F16 aircraft overfly his within a couple of hundred ft during his departure from tus. ATCT local controller apologized noting the F16 pilots had him in sight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 527080 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tus.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 527080 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : required legal separation |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
F16's too close. On departure from tus and while cleaning up, 2 F16's passed directly over my aircraft separated by only a couple hundred ft. We could hear the jet blast from the F16's very distinctly as they flew over the S80 and then broke right to enter the pattern at tus. I asked the tower about the 2 F16's. He said he was sorry. He forgot to tell us about them. He said the F16's did have us in sight. I imagine the two were having fun. Though, they could have sidestepped away from us or flown higher so as not to scare my passenger or surprise me and my first officer who was PF. In these times we don't need to be creating more anxiety for the passenger.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 PLT COMPLAINS THAT 2 F16 ACFT OVERFLY HIS WITHIN A COUPLE OF HUNDRED FT DURING HIS DEP FROM TUS. ATCT LCL CTLR APOLOGIZED NOTING THE F16 PLTS HAD HIM IN SIGHT.
Narrative: F16'S TOO CLOSE. ON DEP FROM TUS AND WHILE CLEANING UP, 2 F16'S PASSED DIRECTLY OVER MY ACFT SEPARATED BY ONLY A COUPLE HUNDRED FT. WE COULD HEAR THE JET BLAST FROM THE F16'S VERY DISTINCTLY AS THEY FLEW OVER THE S80 AND THEN BROKE R TO ENTER THE PATTERN AT TUS. I ASKED THE TWR ABOUT THE 2 F16'S. HE SAID HE WAS SORRY. HE FORGOT TO TELL US ABOUT THEM. HE SAID THE F16'S DID HAVE US IN SIGHT. I IMAGINE THE TWO WERE HAVING FUN. THOUGH, THEY COULD HAVE SIDESTEPPED AWAY FROM US OR FLOWN HIGHER SO AS NOT TO SCARE MY PAX OR SURPRISE ME AND MY FO WHO WAS PF. IN THESE TIMES WE DON'T NEED TO BE CREATING MORE ANXIETY FOR THE PAX.
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.