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Pilot of C320 reports a close encounter, approximately 200 ft, with an heavy transport during a VFR climb out from tdw. Ama departure controller had advised of traffic and reporter acknowledged contact.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 591304 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200308 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tdw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ama.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skynight 320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ama.tracon |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Heavy Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7200 flight time type : 110 |
| ASRS Report | 591304 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On climb out contact was established with ama departure. I was asked if traffic in sight. I acknowledged positive identify on aircraft around 5000 ft MSL on our left in level flight, parallel our course. I was of the opinion this aircraft would continue sbound, and was not advised otherwise. We continued our climb, suddenly transport aircraft turns right, crossing our course. I start a descent and turn to the left, going behind transport jet. I was advised the distance to transport aircraft was 200 ft. Failure of ATC to advise of the flight path of our airplanes. We were never given an altitude limit or any other advisories, other than contact verification.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF C320 RPTS A CLOSE ENCOUNTER, APPROX 200 FT, WITH AN HVT DURING A VFR CLBOUT FROM TDW. AMA DEP CTLR HAD ADVISED OF TFC AND RPTR ACKNOWLEDGED CONTACT.
Narrative: ON CLBOUT CONTACT WAS ESTABLISHED WITH AMA DEP. I WAS ASKED IF TFC IN SIGHT. I ACKNOWLEDGED POSITIVE IDENT ON ACFT AROUND 5000 FT MSL ON OUR L IN LEVEL FLT, PARALLEL OUR COURSE. I WAS OF THE OPINION THIS ACFT WOULD CONTINUE SBOUND, AND WAS NOT ADVISED OTHERWISE. WE CONTINUED OUR CLB, SUDDENLY TRANSPORT ACFT TURNS R, XING OUR COURSE. I START A DSCNT AND TURN TO THE L, GOING BEHIND TRANSPORT JET. I WAS ADVISED THE DISTANCE TO TRANSPORT ACFT WAS 200 FT. FAILURE OF ATC TO ADVISE OF THE FLT PATH OF OUR AIRPLANES. WE WERE NEVER GIVEN AN ALT LIMIT OR ANY OTHER ADVISORIES, OTHER THAN CONTACT VERIFICATION.
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.