LR60 ON VISUAL APCH TO RWY 15 TO ASE RECEIVED TCASII RA AND INITIATES EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID DEP FROM RWY 33.

Date: 2004-12 · Aircraft: Learjet 60

Anomalies: atc-issue-all-types|conflict-nmac|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|other-non-compliance-w-tcas-advisory

Synopsis

LR60 ON VISUAL APCH TO RWY 15 TO ASE RECEIVED TCASII RA AND INITIATES EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID DEP FROM RWY 33.

Narrative

WE WERE ON A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 15; BEHIND ANOTHER LNDG ACFT. THE TWR CTLR TOLD US TO STAY W OF THE RWY CTRLINE FOR TFC. A FALCON WAS TAKING OFF FROM RWY 33 ON THE LINDZ 4 DEP; AFTER THE FALCON CLRED THE FIRST ACFT; WE WERE WARNED ABOUT THE TFC; I RESPONDED THAT IT WAS NOT IN SIGHT; AND THE CTLR REPLIED 'THANK YOU.' WE COULD SEE THE FALCON ON OUR TCASII; AND IT WAS CLBING; WHILE WE WERE DSNDING. THE FALCON TURNED WBOUND (AS PER THE LINDZ 4) TOWARD OUR COURSE. WHEN WE WERE WITHIN 500 VERT FT OF EACH OTHER; THE TCASII GAVE US AN RA TO CLB. THE CAPT IGNORED THE RA AND CONTINUED TO DSND BECAUSE THE FALCON WAS CLRLY CLBING; AND HE BELIEVED CLBING WOULD HAVE PUT US ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH THE FALCON. WE FINALLY SAW THE FALCON WHEN IT WAS ABOUT 1 MI AWAY. IT PASSED RIGHT OVER US. RIGHT AFTER IT DID; I LOOKED AT THE TCASII AND IT READ 100 FT AND CHANGED TO 200 FT. BOTH ACFT WERE FOLLOWING LNDG AND DEPARTING PROC AS PUBLISHED OR AS INSTRUCTED BY ATC; AND WE STILL HAD A NEAR MISS. HAVING ACFT LAND AND DEPART ON OPPOSITE RWYS WITH VERY LITTLE SEPARATION IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE STOPPED.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.