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Medium large transport aircraft declared VFR 3 miles south of VOR when they were actually 3 miles south of airport. Encountered small aircraft in pattern, both took evasive action. Near midair collision.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 125279 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198910 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lyh |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2300 msl bound upper : 2300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lyh tower : sav |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 125279 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 68 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 68 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Passed lyh VOR, had lynchburg airport visually, cleared visual approach by center. First officer reported position as '5 south of the VOR' (meant 5 south of the airport). I didn't catch it. Requested/cleared to enter left downwind runway 21. Caught yellow aircraft in center of windscreen, same altitude. Executed hard right turn, he did the same. Missed by 100-200'. Tower said they didn't expect us to be where we were. (People on ground saw near miss but tower was unaware of our position, with lights and strobes!!?) another case of see and avoid, especially on weekends around small airports. Recommendations: 1) tower should make it clear to aircraft when 'not in sight'. 2) lyh should have a radar departure to better monitor IFR traffic. 3). We should endeavor to accurately report positions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG ACFT DECLARED VFR 3 MILES SOUTH OF VOR WHEN THEY WERE ACTUALLY 3 MILES SOUTH OF ARPT. ENCOUNTERED SMA IN PATTERN, BOTH TOOK EVASIVE ACTION. NMAC.
Narrative: PASSED LYH VOR, HAD LYNCHBURG ARPT VISUALLY, CLRED VISUAL APCH BY CENTER. F/O REPORTED POSITION AS '5 S OF THE VOR' (MEANT 5 S OF THE ARPT). I DIDN'T CATCH IT. REQUESTED/CLRED TO ENTER LEFT DOWNWIND RWY 21. CAUGHT YELLOW ACFT IN CENTER OF WINDSCREEN, SAME ALT. EXECUTED HARD RIGHT TURN, HE DID THE SAME. MISSED BY 100-200'. TWR SAID THEY DIDN'T EXPECT US TO BE WHERE WE WERE. (PEOPLE ON GND SAW NEAR MISS BUT TWR WAS UNAWARE OF OUR POSITION, WITH LIGHTS AND STROBES!!?) ANOTHER CASE OF SEE AND AVOID, ESPECIALLY ON WEEKENDS AROUND SMALL ARPTS. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) TWR SHOULD MAKE IT CLEAR TO ACFT WHEN 'NOT IN SIGHT'. 2) LYH SHOULD HAVE A RADAR DEP TO BETTER MONITOR IFR TFC. 3). WE SHOULD ENDEAVOR TO ACCURATELY REPORT POSITIONS.
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.