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Pilot of VFR aircraft in VFR corridor and in contact with TRACON has near midair collision with aircraft performing aerobatics.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 114079 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198906 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lax |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| ASRS Report | 114079 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | unspecified : 150 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Speaking of TCA boundary conflicts in the may '89 callback: VFR flight was from sna (X) to camarillo just the other side of the famous la TCA. Transitioned the corridor easily and comfortably northbound when all of a sudden off to our right we observed an aerobatic low wing (Y) going straight up 50 yds away. I immediately checked the TCA map and found him to be on the very edge of it doing his tricks, for as we watched in awe, he did a hammerhead and dove towards us obviously not having seen us, which means he probably didn't clear the area. Probably didn't have a radio.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF VFR ACFT IN VFR CORRIDOR AND IN CONTACT WITH TRACON HAS NMAC WITH ACFT PERFORMING AEROBATICS.
Narrative: SPEAKING OF TCA BOUNDARY CONFLICTS IN THE MAY '89 CALLBACK: VFR FLT WAS FROM SNA (X) TO CAMARILLO JUST THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FAMOUS LA TCA. TRANSITIONED THE CORRIDOR EASILY AND COMFORTABLY NBOUND WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN OFF TO OUR RIGHT WE OBSERVED AN AEROBATIC LOW WING (Y) GOING STRAIGHT UP 50 YDS AWAY. I IMMEDIATELY CHECKED THE TCA MAP AND FOUND HIM TO BE ON THE VERY EDGE OF IT DOING HIS TRICKS, FOR AS WE WATCHED IN AWE, HE DID A HAMMERHEAD AND DOVE TOWARDS US OBVIOUSLY NOT HAVING SEEN US, WHICH MEANS HE PROBABLY DIDN'T CLEAR THE AREA. PROBABLY DIDN'T HAVE A RADIO.
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.