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Close near midair collision between a VFR cessna departure northwest from hwo and a B757 on approach to ILS runway 9L at fll, fl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 608487 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200402 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fll.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1800 msl bound upper : 2300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mia.tracon tower : fll.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 | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mia.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 608487 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : nmac non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued alert flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 400 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On arrival to fll we were on a 240 degree heading at 4000 ft on downwind for runway 9L fll. We were cleared to 2000 ft and given heading 180 degrees. Told approach control we had field in sight. We were cleared the visual, told to square turn to final. Entered a descent and as final approach course was being intercepted, received a TCASII 'traffic, traffic.' I looked out the window and visually acquired the cessna. Copilot did not see aircraft because center windshield post obstructed view. I instructed copilot to level our aircraft. Our altitude was 2100 ft, the traffic showed 1800 ft. Approach called and said 'pop up traffic, 12 O'clock position' then the TCASII said RA 'climb, climb, climb.' the copilot followed the RA and initiated a climb. We climbed to about 2300 ft and went across the runway 9L final to runway 9R. I visually cleared the cessna past us. We turned to reintercept the runway 9L final and changed to tower. Tower queried us as to why we climbed and we told them it was to avoid the cessna. They said they would 'flag' him and follow up. I felt that without TCASII this would have been a near miss or worse. At the altitude of the light aircraft 100-200 ft off our altitude, absent the climb warning, had we missed him, our wake turbulence could have caused them to lose control. This was definitely a save due to TCASII.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CLOSE NMAC BTWN A VFR CESSNA DEP NW FROM HWO AND A B757 ON APCH TO ILS RWY 9L AT FLL, FL.
Narrative: ON ARR TO FLL WE WERE ON A 240 DEG HDG AT 4000 FT ON DOWNWIND FOR RWY 9L FLL. WE WERE CLRED TO 2000 FT AND GIVEN HDG 180 DEGS. TOLD APCH CTL WE HAD FIELD IN SIGHT. WE WERE CLRED THE VISUAL, TOLD TO SQUARE TURN TO FINAL. ENTERED A DSCNT AND AS FINAL APCH COURSE WAS BEING INTERCEPTED, RECEIVED A TCASII 'TFC, TFC.' I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND VISUALLY ACQUIRED THE CESSNA. COPLT DID NOT SEE ACFT BECAUSE CTR WINDSHIELD POST OBSTRUCTED VIEW. I INSTRUCTED COPLT TO LEVEL OUR ACFT. OUR ALT WAS 2100 FT, THE TFC SHOWED 1800 FT. APCH CALLED AND SAID 'POP UP TFC, 12 O'CLOCK POS' THEN THE TCASII SAID RA 'CLB, CLB, CLB.' THE COPLT FOLLOWED THE RA AND INITIATED A CLB. WE CLBED TO ABOUT 2300 FT AND WENT ACROSS THE RWY 9L FINAL TO RWY 9R. I VISUALLY CLRED THE CESSNA PAST US. WE TURNED TO REINTERCEPT THE RWY 9L FINAL AND CHANGED TO TWR. TWR QUERIED US AS TO WHY WE CLBED AND WE TOLD THEM IT WAS TO AVOID THE CESSNA. THEY SAID THEY WOULD 'FLAG' HIM AND FOLLOW UP. I FELT THAT WITHOUT TCASII THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A NEAR MISS OR WORSE. AT THE ALT OF THE LIGHT ACFT 100-200 FT OFF OUR ALT, ABSENT THE CLB WARNING, HAD WE MISSED HIM, OUR WAKE TURB COULD HAVE CAUSED THEM TO LOSE CTL. THIS WAS DEFINITELY A SAVE DUE TO TCASII.
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.