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Near Miss at KSFO
Posted: 31 Mar 2010, 11:30
by nigelb
Re: Near Miss at KSFO
Posted: 31 Mar 2010, 11:50
by DaveB
Oo-er
I note that the 777 pilot made a sharp turn when his TCAS went off and I thought the whole idea of TCAS was that you either went up or down. However, everyone walked away and that can only be good
ATB
DaveB
Re: Near Miss at KSFO
Posted: 31 Mar 2010, 12:24
by basys
Hi Folks
Potentially nasty.
DaveB wrote:I note that the 777 pilot
made a sharp turn when his TCAS went off
Dave -
From the text that's there currently, 12:30 11/03
The Cessna made the sharp turn.
The 777 only levelled off.
HTH
ATB
Paul
Re: Near Miss at KSFO
Posted: 31 Mar 2010, 13:26
by Garry Russell
Very lucky indeed
Text says Cessna 182 but report gives it as an Aeronca 11AC which is confirmed as N9270E
Re: Near Miss at KSFO
Posted: 31 Mar 2010, 13:54
by DaveB
Ah.. tks Paul
ATB
DaveB
Re: Near Miss at KSFO
Posted: 31 Mar 2010, 16:23
by cstorey
AFAIK the TCAS only gives vertical instructions where both aircraft in the conflict are TCAS equipped . In any event, the ATCO should
never have instructed the light aircraft to pass behind a heavy travelling at relatively slow speed - a wake upset would be well-nigh inevitable
DaveB wrote:Oo-er
I note that the 777 pilot made a sharp turn when his TCAS went off and I thought the whole idea of TCAS was that you either went up or down. However, everyone walked away and that can only be good
ATB
DaveB
Re: Near Miss at KSFO
Posted: 31 Mar 2010, 17:43
by DaveB
Hiya Chris
Yes.. that thought occured to me later
Agree instructing the light aircraft to pass behind the Triple-7 does seem a bit misguided too
ATB
DaveB
Re: Near Miss at KSFO
Posted: 01 Apr 2010, 00:30
by nigelb
Garry Russell wrote:Very lucky indeed
Text says Cessna 182 but report gives it as an Aeronca 11AC which is confirmed as N9270E
Good catch, Gary. I wondered about that but thought it was a Cessna - shows what I know.
Nigel²
Re: Near Miss at KSFO
Posted: 02 Apr 2010, 19:15
by nigelb
More on the "incident". Apparently it was a Cessna! Looks like it may have been over sensationalized by the media a bit - nothing new there.
http://www.maxtrescott.com/max_trescott ... audio.html
The NTSB is still examining the audio and radar tracks and has not yet determined if this was a "deal" The United pilot was understandbly upset that the TCAS went off and following company rules, reported the occurence to United's Safety Awareness Unit.
Nigel²