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Air carrier large transport flight crew took evasive action to avoid air carrier medium large transport that was descended to their altitude opposite direction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 94062 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198809 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mol |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 14500 msl bound upper : 15000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors enroute airway : zdc |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 21210 |
| ASRS Report | 94062 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 9200 flight time type : 5500 |
| ASRS Report | 94063 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1500 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Cleared to climb to 15000' on assigned heading of 240 degree by ZDC frequency 121.05. ZDC advised of known IFR traffic 3 to 5 mi eastbound 16000' descending to 15000'. After a short pause, controller said traffic 16000' for 16000'. At this time, we had visual contact. I leveled off at 14700' and descended to 14500' while making rapid turn to 270 degree. At this time another controller came on the air saying traffic alert or something similar. Medium large transport Y passed 1000' to 2000' off our left, opposite direction at what appeared to be 15000'.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LGT FLT CREW TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID ACR MLG THAT WAS DESCENDED TO THEIR ALT OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
Narrative: CLRED TO CLB TO 15000' ON ASSIGNED HDG OF 240 DEG BY ZDC FREQ 121.05. ZDC ADVISED OF KNOWN IFR TFC 3 TO 5 MI EBND 16000' DSNDING TO 15000'. AFTER A SHORT PAUSE, CTLR SAID TFC 16000' FOR 16000'. AT THIS TIME, WE HAD VISUAL CONTACT. I LEVELED OFF AT 14700' AND DSNDED TO 14500' WHILE MAKING RAPID TURN TO 270 DEG. AT THIS TIME ANOTHER CTLR CAME ON THE AIR SAYING TFC ALERT OR SOMETHING SIMILAR. MLG Y PASSED 1000' TO 2000' OFF OUR LEFT, OPPOSITE DIRECTION AT WHAT APPEARED TO BE 15000'.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.