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Attributes | |
ACN | 814133 |
Time | |
Date | 200811 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
State Reference | US |
Altitude | msl single value : 2300 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | landing : missed approach |
Flight Plan | None |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 300 flight time type : 10 |
ASRS Report | 814133 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : local |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe |
Independent Detector | other controllera |
Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Airport Airspace Structure |
Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
It was a multi-engine training flight in a beech B-58 baron operating in ZZZ traffic pattern. During one of our patterns while on short final simulating a single engine approach and landing; we performed a single engine go around. After establishing the aircraft in a climb; we contacted tower to inform them of the go around. We had been previously cleared for right traffic runway 30R. After reporting the go around; tower did not change our clearance; so we continued with right traffic for runway 30R. After climbing to an altitude of 2300 ft; 300 ft below the published tpa; we performed a right crosswind turn. After rolling out of the turn on the crosswind leg; tower called and told us to stop our climb and level off at 2300 ft. At that time we looked in front of us to see a cessna crossing left to right about 300 ft above us and around 2000 ft in front. Tower then instructed us to continue on our present heading in crosswind leg of the traffic pattern and they would call our downwind turn. Other than topping our climb; no other evasive action was required to avoid a possible collision. I believe that this event took place because the controller working traffic at that time was a controller in training at ZZZ's tower. The traffic pattern was very busy at the time with several aircraft in the traffic pattern and a number of others on simulated instrument approachs. I believe that a lack of experience of the controller in training was most likely why the event took place. The controller supervising the training controller was the one who informed us of the traffic and had us stop our climb. The supervising controller did a good job of seeing the possible conflict and advising both airplanes and having us maneuver to avoid the conflict.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BEECHCRAFT 58 CFI BELIEVES SEPARATION ISSUE IN THE TFC PATTERN WAS THE RESULT OF A TRAINEE LOCAL CTLR BEING OVERLOADED BY HIGH TFC DENSITY.
Narrative: IT WAS A MULTI-ENG TRAINING FLT IN A BEECH B-58 BARON OPERATING IN ZZZ TFC PATTERN. DURING ONE OF OUR PATTERNS WHILE ON SHORT FINAL SIMULATING A SINGLE ENG APCH AND LNDG; WE PERFORMED A SINGLE ENG GAR. AFTER ESTABLISHING THE ACFT IN A CLB; WE CONTACTED TWR TO INFORM THEM OF THE GAR. WE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY CLRED FOR R TFC RWY 30R. AFTER RPTING THE GAR; TWR DID NOT CHANGE OUR CLRNC; SO WE CONTINUED WITH R TFC FOR RWY 30R. AFTER CLBING TO AN ALT OF 2300 FT; 300 FT BELOW THE PUBLISHED TPA; WE PERFORMED A R XWIND TURN. AFTER ROLLING OUT OF THE TURN ON THE XWIND LEG; TWR CALLED AND TOLD US TO STOP OUR CLB AND LEVEL OFF AT 2300 FT. AT THAT TIME WE LOOKED IN FRONT OF US TO SEE A CESSNA XING L TO R ABOUT 300 FT ABOVE US AND AROUND 2000 FT IN FRONT. TWR THEN INSTRUCTED US TO CONTINUE ON OUR PRESENT HDG IN XWIND LEG OF THE TFC PATTERN AND THEY WOULD CALL OUR DOWNWIND TURN. OTHER THAN TOPPING OUR CLB; NO OTHER EVASIVE ACTION WAS REQUIRED TO AVOID A POSSIBLE COLLISION. I BELIEVE THAT THIS EVENT TOOK PLACE BECAUSE THE CTLR WORKING TFC AT THAT TIME WAS A CTLR IN TRAINING AT ZZZ'S TWR. THE TFC PATTERN WAS VERY BUSY AT THE TIME WITH SEVERAL ACFT IN THE TFC PATTERN AND A NUMBER OF OTHERS ON SIMULATED INST APCHS. I BELIEVE THAT A LACK OF EXPERIENCE OF THE CTLR IN TRAINING WAS MOST LIKELY WHY THE EVENT TOOK PLACE. THE CTLR SUPERVISING THE TRAINING CTLR WAS THE ONE WHO INFORMED US OF THE TFC AND HAD US STOP OUR CLB. THE SUPERVISING CTLR DID A GOOD JOB OF SEEING THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT AND ADVISING BOTH AIRPLANES AND HAVING US MANEUVER TO AVOID THE CONFLICT.
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.