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MD80 flight crew has TCAS warning while on descent to abq. Flight crew stops descent as flight of F16 aircraft pass close to the reporter's aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 696138 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : abq.airport |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | msl single value : 17000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab.artcc |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Fighter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 696138 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 696245 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 800 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Cleared by ZAB to descend from FL230 to 16000 ft. At about 17500 ft TCAS called out traffic. Looked at the scope; and there was a yellow target 800 ft below us at about our 10 O'clock position and a couple of mi. I stopped the descent at about 17000 ft; while captain; we're talking about VFR traffic. We visually saw 2 F16's pass in front of our aircraft; and center said they saw one on radar; squawking VFR at 16500 ft. As the 2 passed from our 12 - 2 O'clock position; movement caught the corner of my eye; and I saw another F16 rolling right and knife edging through the horizon; as he passed behind the captain's window. All I saw was him rolling through from about 70 degrees through about 90 degrees; and his roll was continuing as his nose dropped; but I only had him in sight for about a second or two. Center then said they had a primary target only pulling away from us hard to our left; his right. As we landed at abq; a flight of 4 F16's landed; I do not know if this was the same flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 FLT CREW HAS TCAS WARNING WHILE ON DSCNT TO ABQ. FLT CREW STOPS DSCNT AS FLT OF F16 ACFT PASS CLOSE TO THE RPTR'S ACFT.
Narrative: CLRED BY ZAB TO DSND FROM FL230 TO 16000 FT. AT ABOUT 17500 FT TCAS CALLED OUT TFC. LOOKED AT THE SCOPE; AND THERE WAS A YELLOW TARGET 800 FT BELOW US AT ABOUT OUR 10 O'CLOCK POS AND A COUPLE OF MI. I STOPPED THE DSCNT AT ABOUT 17000 FT; WHILE CAPT; WE'RE TALKING ABOUT VFR TFC. WE VISUALLY SAW 2 F16'S PASS IN FRONT OF OUR ACFT; AND CTR SAID THEY SAW ONE ON RADAR; SQUAWKING VFR AT 16500 FT. AS THE 2 PASSED FROM OUR 12 - 2 O'CLOCK POS; MOVEMENT CAUGHT THE CORNER OF MY EYE; AND I SAW ANOTHER F16 ROLLING R AND KNIFE EDGING THROUGH THE HORIZON; AS HE PASSED BEHIND THE CAPT'S WINDOW. ALL I SAW WAS HIM ROLLING THROUGH FROM ABOUT 70 DEGS THROUGH ABOUT 90 DEGS; AND HIS ROLL WAS CONTINUING AS HIS NOSE DROPPED; BUT I ONLY HAD HIM IN SIGHT FOR ABOUT A SECOND OR TWO. CTR THEN SAID THEY HAD A PRIMARY TARGET ONLY PULLING AWAY FROM US HARD TO OUR L; HIS R. AS WE LANDED AT ABQ; A FLT OF 4 F16'S LANDED; I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS WAS THE SAME FLT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.