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PC12 IFR departure from psp on PALM4.psp SID received TCAS RA; ATC noted conflict was with inbound aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 772462 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200802 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : psp.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PC-12 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | departure sid : palm4.psp |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 1710 flight time type : 52 |
| ASRS Report | 772462 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 11 flight time total : 1622 flight time type : 49 |
| ASRS Report | 772463 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Departed psp. IFR clearance was to fly the PALM4.psp departure; climb to 4000 ft; then as filed.... Tower turned us over to socal departure at around 2000 ft MSL who told us to expedite climb to 4000 ft. During our adjustments for best rate of climb; the TCAS alert went off showing an aircraft quickly coming up to our altitude at which time we executed an immediate turn left. Copilot noted that the aircraft was only 200 ft below. The TCAS alert stopped. Socal called stating we were flying in to landing traffic and requested we immediately turn to 100 degrees which copilot acknowledged and as we began our turn; socal then told us to turn to 050 degrees and climb to 7000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PC12 IFR DEP FROM PSP ON PALM4.PSP SID RECEIVED TCAS RA; ATC NOTED CONFLICT WAS WITH INBOUND ACFT.
Narrative: DEPARTED PSP. IFR CLRNC WAS TO FLY THE PALM4.PSP DEP; CLB TO 4000 FT; THEN AS FILED.... TWR TURNED US OVER TO SOCAL DEP AT AROUND 2000 FT MSL WHO TOLD US TO EXPEDITE CLB TO 4000 FT. DURING OUR ADJUSTMENTS FOR BEST RATE OF CLB; THE TCAS ALERT WENT OFF SHOWING AN ACFT QUICKLY COMING UP TO OUR ALT AT WHICH TIME WE EXECUTED AN IMMEDIATE TURN L. COPLT NOTED THAT THE ACFT WAS ONLY 200 FT BELOW. THE TCAS ALERT STOPPED. SOCAL CALLED STATING WE WERE FLYING IN TO LNDG TFC AND REQUESTED WE IMMEDIATELY TURN TO 100 DEGS WHICH COPLT ACKNOWLEDGED AND AS WE BEGAN OUR TURN; SOCAL THEN TOLD US TO TURN TO 050 DEGS AND CLB TO 7000 FT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.