<< >> NASA ASRS Report 537946, February 2002

A B757 on takeoff from runway 4L has an near midair collision with an ATR type aircraft who was on a missed approach from runway 4R at ewr, nj.

Attributes
ACN	537946
Time
Date	200202
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 500
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ewr.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure sid : newark
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : ewr.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	537946
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

We were cleared for takeoff on runway 4L on the newark 7 departure. At 100 ft, we made a right turn to heading 060 degrees to comply with noise abatement and departure procedure. On the turn, I was able to see an ATR at about 300 ft down and 500 ft horizontal separation. TCASII TA/RA went off monitor vertical speed with an indication of 4200 FPM red arc. Tower later said for us to fly runway heading and turn left heading 030 degrees. In my opinion, the ATR was the one that was cleared to land on runway 4R while we were taking runway 4L for takeoff, and for some reason, the ATR went around and there we were, 2 airplanes on the takeoff path of runways 4L and 4R.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 ON TKOF FROM RWY 4L HAS AN NMAC WITH AN ATR TYPE ACFT WHO WAS ON A MISSED APCH FROM RWY 4R AT EWR, NJ.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 4L ON THE NEWARK 7 DEP. AT 100 FT, WE MADE A R TURN TO HEADING 060 DEGS TO COMPLY WITH NOISE ABATEMENT AND DEP PROC. ON THE TURN, I WAS ABLE TO SEE AN ATR AT ABOUT 300 FT DOWN AND 500 FT HORIZ SEPARATION. TCASII TA/RA WENT OFF MONITOR VERT SPD WITH AN INDICATION OF 4200 FPM RED ARC. TWR LATER SAID FOR US TO FLY RWY HEADING AND TURN L HEADING 030 DEGS. IN MY OPINION, THE ATR WAS THE ONE THAT WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 4R WHILE WE WERE TAKING RWY 4L FOR TKOF, AND FOR SOME REASON, THE ATR WENT AROUND AND THERE WE WERE, 2 AIRPLANES ON THE TKOF PATH OF RWYS 4L AND 4R.

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.