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A C210 pilot fails to comply with tys tower heading instructions resulting in an near midair collision.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 609779 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200402 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tys.airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : tys.tracon tower : tys.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : tys.tracon tower : tys.tower |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Stratofreighter (tanker) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 609779 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | faa : assigned or threatened penalties |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was cleared for takeoff from mcgee-tyson airport on runway 5R. There was an airplane that departed before me and I was supposed to follow him in a turn to the left. We were both going to nashville, tn. Then knoxville departure gave me some TA's. I was instructed to fly straight out. I didn't understand that there would be a tanker taking off from runway 5L. I began a slow left turn to follow preceeding traffic and then the tanker flew under me. I immediately knew I was in the wrong. ATC corrected my heading, leveled me off at 2500 ft MSL, then eventually vectored me to nashville international. The confusion began when I misunderstood the position of the traffic that knoxville departure advised me of. I learned to question ATC when in doubt of the situation. I have since been issued a letter of warning from the FAA, and as far as I know, no action will be taken against my pilot certificate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C210 PLT FAILS TO COMPLY WITH TYS TWR HDG INSTRUCTIONS RESULTING IN AN NMAC.
Narrative: I WAS CLRED FOR TKOF FROM MCGEE-TYSON ARPT ON RWY 5R. THERE WAS AN AIRPLANE THAT DEPARTED BEFORE ME AND I WAS SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW HIM IN A TURN TO THE L. WE WERE BOTH GOING TO NASHVILLE, TN. THEN KNOXVILLE DEP GAVE ME SOME TA'S. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO FLY STRAIGHT OUT. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WOULD BE A TANKER TAKING OFF FROM RWY 5L. I BEGAN A SLOW L TURN TO FOLLOW PRECEEDING TFC AND THEN THE TANKER FLEW UNDER ME. I IMMEDIATELY KNEW I WAS IN THE WRONG. ATC CORRECTED MY HDG, LEVELED ME OFF AT 2500 FT MSL, THEN EVENTUALLY VECTORED ME TO NASHVILLE INTL. THE CONFUSION BEGAN WHEN I MISUNDERSTOOD THE POS OF THE TFC THAT KNOXVILLE DEP ADVISED ME OF. I LEARNED TO QUESTION ATC WHEN IN DOUBT OF THE SIT. I HAVE SINCE BEEN ISSUED A LETTER OF WARNING FROM THE FAA, AND AS FAR AS I KNOW, NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AGAINST MY PLT CERTIFICATE.
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.