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An medium large transport departed and an military passed under the medium large transport while making an approach to the opposite runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 118099 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198907 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : maf |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3200 msl bound upper : 3200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : maf |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Fighter |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 118099 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Military trainer making approach to runway 10. Medium large transport taking off runway 28. The military passed under the medium large transport less than 1 mile from the airport. As a pilot, former controller, and frequent flyer, I can say this was dangerous. I called the tower the next day and they said it only looked close to the untrained observer. This sounds like a coverup on top of a dangerous situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MLG DEPARTED AND AN MIL PASSED UNDER THE MLG WHILE MAKING AN APCH TO THE OPPOSITE RWY.
Narrative: MIL TRAINER MAKING APCH TO RWY 10. MLG TAKING OFF RWY 28. THE MIL PASSED UNDER THE MLG LESS THAN 1 MILE FROM THE ARPT. AS A PLT, FORMER CTLR, AND FREQUENT FLYER, I CAN SAY THIS WAS DANGEROUS. I CALLED THE TWR THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID IT ONLY LOOKED CLOSE TO THE UNTRAINED OBSERVER. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A COVERUP ON TOP OF A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
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.