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An ERJ175 captain described TCAS RA conflict with another aircraft as he flew up the hudson river on a visual approach to lga runway 22.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 852557 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200909 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LGA.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 170/175 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Beechcraft King Air Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict |
Narrative:
We were flying direct to the statue of liberty and then following the hudson river for runway 22 at lga before getting the RA. We were at 4;000 ft at 250 KIAS. There was a king air above us at 6;500 ft and ATC told him to descend to 4;500 ft. I told my first officer that ATC was descending him right on top of us and to query ATC to make sure he knows our location in relation to the king air. After my first officer told ATC of our altitude and heading; ATC asked us initially to slow to 180 KTS. After about 10 seconds; ATC came back and told us to fly 210 KTS. After passing the statue of liberty flying up the hudson river; I first got a traffic TCAS message in amber. It then changed to a red RA because the king air was still descending. I followed the RA guide and descended. I asked my first officer to tell ATC we got a RA and we were descending to a lower altitude and to ask what altitude he would want us to maintain. ATC issued 3;000 ft. The rest of the approach and landing for runway 22 were uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An ERJ175 Captain described TCAS RA conflict with another aircraft as he flew up the Hudson River on a visual approach to LGA Runway 22.
Narrative: We were flying direct to the Statue of Liberty and then following the Hudson River for Runway 22 at LGA before getting the RA. We were at 4;000 FT at 250 KIAS. There was a King Air above us at 6;500 FT and ATC told him to descend to 4;500 FT. I told my First Officer that ATC was descending him right on top of us and to query ATC to make sure he knows our location in relation to the King Air. After my First Officer told ATC of our altitude and heading; ATC asked us initially to slow to 180 KTS. After about 10 seconds; ATC came back and told us to fly 210 KTS. After passing the Statue of Liberty flying up the Hudson River; I first got a traffic TCAS message in amber. It then changed to a red RA because the King Air was still descending. I followed the RA guide and descended. I asked my First Officer to tell ATC we got a RA and we were descending to a lower altitude and to ask what altitude he would want us to maintain. ATC issued 3;000 FT. The rest of the approach and landing for Runway 22 were uneventful.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.