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A flight instructor in a C172 reports taking evasive action following a near-mid-air-collision while in a practice holding pattern.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1234769 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201501 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75 Flight Crew Total 2525 Flight Crew Type 2100 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 50 Vertical 100 |
Narrative:
[Aircraft] was in a hold at 3;000 feet after leaving the GPS 18 missed approach at airport ZZZ; the pilot noticed aircraft approaching from the north east descending on an approximate heading of 220. Separation 100 feet [vertically] at first sighting and time of 10 seconds or less. Descended to 2900 feet as [other aircraft] passed over top and in front of aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A flight instructor in a C172 reports taking evasive action following a near-mid-air-collision while in a practice holding pattern.
Narrative: [Aircraft] was in a hold at 3;000 feet after leaving the GPS 18 missed approach at Airport ZZZ; the pilot noticed aircraft approaching from the north east descending on an approximate heading of 220. Separation 100 feet [vertically] at first sighting and time of 10 seconds or less. Descended to 2900 feet as [other aircraft] passed over top and in front of aircraft.
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.