<< >> NASA ASRS Report 592519, August 2003

A bgm approach controller instructs an MO21 pilot and B190 pilot, IFR at the same altitude on converging courses, to maintain visual separation from each other.

Attributes
ACN	592519
Time
Date	200308
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : cfb.vortac
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bna.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bgm.tracon
Operator	common carrier : charter
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	592519
Person 2
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation Operational Error

Narrative:

Approach control called traffic at 1 O'clock position to a commuter and called traffic at 11 O'clock to me. I was level at 7000 ft on a northerly heading. The commuter was on an easterly heading. I had the right-of-way. The controller asked me to keep visual separation from the commuter and asked the commuter to do the same. In that I had the right-of-way, I held course. The commuter dived below me to avoid collision. I feel that the controller should have vectored one of us to avoid conflict. He instead left it to the pilots to sort things out. There was some talk about TCASII between the pilot of the commuter, me and the controller (disparaging to me) that was a factor in my decision to hold course.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BGM APCH CTLR INSTRUCTS AN MO21 PLT AND B190 PLT, IFR AT THE SAME ALT ON CONVERGING COURSES, TO MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION FROM EACH OTHER.

Narrative: APCH CTL CALLED TFC AT 1 O'CLOCK POS TO A COMMUTER AND CALLED TFC AT 11 O'CLOCK TO ME. I WAS LEVEL AT 7000 FT ON A NORTHERLY HDG. THE COMMUTER WAS ON AN EASTERLY HDG. I HAD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. THE CTLR ASKED ME TO KEEP VISUAL SEPARATION FROM THE COMMUTER AND ASKED THE COMMUTER TO DO THE SAME. IN THAT I HAD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, I HELD COURSE. THE COMMUTER DIVED BELOW ME TO AVOID COLLISION. I FEEL THAT THE CTLR SHOULD HAVE VECTORED ONE OF US TO AVOID CONFLICT. HE INSTEAD LEFT IT TO THE PLTS TO SORT THINGS OUT. THERE WAS SOME TALK ABOUT TCASII BTWN THE PLT OF THE COMMUTER, ME AND THE CTLR (DISPARAGING TO ME) THAT WAS A FACTOR IN MY DECISION TO HOLD COURSE.

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.