NASA · Aviation Safety Reporting System
E545 Captain reported conducting a test flight and receiving a traffic alert and advisory.
What is ASRS?
The Aviation Safety Reporting System is NASA's voluntary, confidential, non- punitive incident-reporting system, established 1976. Pilots, controllers, dispatchers, and maintenance technicians file reports describing safety- relevant events. NASA de-identifies every report before adding it to the public database. Reports are not investigated by NASA, the FAA, or the NTSB — they represent the reporter's perspective.
Pilot narrative
Verbatim from the de-identified NASA record. First-person account by the
reporter. NASA strips identifying details (names, company, specific time);
anonymization placeholders are ZZZ,
X, Y.
We were cleared for takeoff on Runway XXL by Tower and assigned a level-off of 1,000 ft. The original clearance was to level at 2,000 ft. We contacted ZZZ Departure and were cleared to climb to 5,000 ft. At approximately 3,000 ft. we received a TCAS traffic alert followed by a descend RA. We immediately complied with the RA. The conflict aircraft was at our 10 o'clock position and appeared to be maneuvering away from us. The aircraft was at our altitude and approximately 200 in distance. When clear of the conflict aircraft we notified ATC and continued the flight.
NASA classification — Anomalies
- Conflict
NASA classification — Assessments
- Contributing Factors / Situations
- Human Factors · Software and Automation · Procedure
- Primary Problem
- Procedure
ASRS reports are voluntarily submitted, de-identified by NASA, and represent the reporter's perspective. The presence of reports on a topic cannot be used to infer prevalence in the National Airspace System. The authoritative source is the NASA ASRS Database Online at asrs.arc.nasa.gov ↗.