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C208 pilot reported an near midair collision with another light single on approach to ict when he lost sight of slower traffic he was following.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1210991 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201410 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ICT.Airport |
| State Reference | KS |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Caravan 208B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 1850 Flight Crew Type 240 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 300 |
Narrative:
Wichita approach requested best rate of speed from me prior to handing me to tower on the visual approach to 19R; and I complied with a forward speed around 150 knots. They handed me off to tower; and as I reached about a 3 mile right base for 19R; tower asked if I saw [another light single] turning 3 mile final to the same runway. I did see [him] and reported it to tower. I then slowed to match the [other aircraft's] speed; which was much slower than mine. As I reached my turn to final I lost sight of [him] on my right due to my airplane's nose. At that moment I got a tis (traffic information services) alert showing an airplane 300 feet under mine; directly underneath. Fearing a possible collision as well as mismatched speeds with the [other aircraft] now on final; I visually cleared the area to my left and executed a 360 turn. I advised tower of my 360 turn for spacing. Tower then told me to re-enter right base for 19R; my landing clearance was not canceled; and no further spacing problems occurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C208 pilot reported an NMAC with another light single on approach to ICT when he lost sight of slower traffic he was following.
Narrative: Wichita Approach requested best rate of speed from me prior to handing me to Tower on the visual approach to 19R; and I complied with a forward speed around 150 knots. They handed me off to Tower; and as I reached about a 3 mile right base for 19R; Tower asked if I saw [another light single] turning 3 mile final to the same runway. I did see [him] and reported it to Tower. I then slowed to match the [other aircraft's] speed; which was much slower than mine. As I reached my turn to final I lost sight of [him] on my right due to my airplane's nose. At that moment I got a TIS (Traffic Information Services) Alert showing an airplane 300 feet under mine; directly underneath. Fearing a possible collision as well as mismatched speeds with the [other aircraft] now on final; I visually cleared the area to my left and executed a 360 turn. I advised Tower of my 360 turn for spacing. Tower then told me to re-enter right base for 19R; my landing clearance was not canceled; and no further spacing problems occurred.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.