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Close proximity air carrier-medium large transport fgt near iah during special interest activity air show.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 108223 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198904 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hub |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : iah |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Fighter |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 185 flight time total : 15100 |
| ASRS Report | 108223 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 75 vertical : 20 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
We were approximately 29 mi west of houston at 10000' and 250 KTS on the houston lisse 2 arrival. WX was cavu. At that point I saw the exhaust smoke from a jet that was at 12 O'clock slightly below our altitude in a shallow climb closing rapidly on a head-on collision course. I immediately threw the plane into a right bank slightly nose low, and about 3 seconds later the jet passed about 50-100' off our left side and about 20' above us. The approach controller working us was not working or even painting the fgt, but it was thought that he might have been part of an air show occurring at nearby hull field. Thank goodness for the fgt's dirty engines. West/O that additional clue we may never have been able to avert disaster.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CLOSE PROX ACR-MLG FGT NEAR IAH DURING SPECIAL INTEREST ACTIVITY AIR SHOW.
Narrative: WE WERE APPROX 29 MI W OF HOUSTON AT 10000' AND 250 KTS ON THE HOUSTON LISSE 2 ARR. WX WAS CAVU. AT THAT POINT I SAW THE EXHAUST SMOKE FROM A JET THAT WAS AT 12 O'CLOCK SLIGHTLY BELOW OUR ALT IN A SHALLOW CLB CLOSING RAPIDLY ON A HEAD-ON COLLISION COURSE. I IMMEDIATELY THREW THE PLANE INTO A RIGHT BANK SLIGHTLY NOSE LOW, AND ABOUT 3 SECS LATER THE JET PASSED ABOUT 50-100' OFF OUR LEFT SIDE AND ABOUT 20' ABOVE US. THE APCH CTLR WORKING US WAS NOT WORKING OR EVEN PAINTING THE FGT, BUT IT WAS THOUGHT THAT HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN PART OF AN AIR SHOW OCCURRING AT NEARBY HULL FIELD. THANK GOODNESS FOR THE FGT'S DIRTY ENGS. W/O THAT ADDITIONAL CLUE WE MAY NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVERT DISASTER.
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.