A319 / C337, St Petersburg-Clearwater USA, 2021

A319 / C337, St Petersburg-Clearwater USA, 2021

Summary

On 29 April 2021, the crew of an Airbus A319 that had just taken off from runway 18 at St Petersburg saw a Cessna M337 about to cross their intended track close to the same height, and levelled off to ensure they passed beneath it, achieving a 100-foot separation. The conflict was attributed to the controller’s general loss of situational awareness and his failure to properly scan airspace in the vicinity of the airport. The Cessna 337 pilot’s failure to fly at the standard circuit height or track downwind at the standard distance from the runway was deemed contributory.

Description

On 29 April 2021, an Airbus A319 (N306NV) being operated by Allegiant Air on a scheduled domestic passenger flight from St Petersburg-Clearwater to Norfolk VA as AAY803 had just taken off from runway 18 in day VMC when the crew saw a Cessna M337 on a potentially conflicting flight path. The A319 crew immediately levelled off and as a result passed beneath the other aircraft with a 100-foot separation before resuming their departure climb. The inbound Cessna M337 had been on a local flight and had been cleared downwind for a landing on intersecting runway 22.

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