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A BE20 suffered an near midair collision shortly after takeoff when they failed to respond promptly to an ATC clearance to proceed direct to a fix.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 906620 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201008 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | D01.TRACON |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Super King Air 200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | Vectors SID PLAIN4.GCK |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 4500 Flight Crew Type 500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 100 Vertical 250 |
Narrative:
While being vectored to join the departure I was cleared to fly direct to epkee intersection and join the departure. Due to high workload; high volume of targets on TCAS and moderate turbulence this clearance was not immediately followed. After being queried by the controller if I was proceeding direct epkee I proceeded as instructed. Several minutes later a controller advised me of a target 'just popping up' at my altitude which immediately passed overhead at close range. No evasive action was taken. I advised ATC that the target had 'flown right over me.' nothing else was said and my flight proceeded without further excitement. This airspace in my opinion is very intense due to the high volume of VFR traffic. Good VMC here actually works against safety by increasing the volume. Controllers seemed very busy.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE20 suffered an NMAC shortly after takeoff when they failed to respond promptly to an ATC clearance to proceed direct to a fix.
Narrative: While being vectored to join the departure I was cleared to fly direct to EPKEE Intersection and join the departure. Due to high workload; high volume of targets on TCAS and moderate turbulence this clearance was not immediately followed. After being queried by the Controller if I was proceeding direct EPKEE I proceeded as instructed. Several minutes later a Controller advised me of a target 'just popping up' at my altitude which immediately passed overhead at close range. No evasive action was taken. I advised ATC that the target had 'flown right over me.' Nothing else was said and my flight proceeded without further excitement. This airspace in my opinion is very intense due to the high volume of VFR traffic. Good VMC here actually works against safety by increasing the volume. Controllers seemed very busy.
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.