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Pilot reports a near-miss encounter with another aircraft while in holding in the phx class B airspace. Pilot reported the event to ATC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1315679 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201512 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SDL.Airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 660 Flight Crew Type 450 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 200 Vertical 200 |
Narrative:
We were holding over iwa VOR and requested the VOR-C approach at sdl. After receiving clearance from phoenix ATC to enter phoenix class B; I saw an aerobatic type of aircraft; in my estimation; in proximity of less than 200 feet; come up from under us and rapidly gained altitude after passing. He was on a perpendicular track; coming from the left; from a lower altitude; to the right. It was a very close call. It was impractical for the crew to sight the traffic as it approached us from a lower altitude under our left wing. Also the traffic alert system was unavailable at that time; adding to the inability of the crew to detect the inbound traffic. Both aircraft were within phoenix class B. I reported to phoenix approach that we had a near miss and after receiving no response; I asked if phoenix approach had copied our message; and the controller responded thereafter solely with 'roger'.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Pilot reports a near-miss encounter with another aircraft while in holding in the PHX Class B airspace. Pilot reported the event to ATC.
Narrative: We were holding over IWA VOR and requested the VOR-C approach at SDL. After receiving clearance from Phoenix ATC to enter Phoenix Class B; I saw an aerobatic type of aircraft; in my estimation; in proximity of less than 200 feet; come up from under us and rapidly gained altitude after passing. He was on a perpendicular track; coming from the left; from a lower altitude; to the right. It was a very close call. It was impractical for the crew to sight the traffic as it approached us from a lower altitude under our left wing. Also the traffic alert system was unavailable at that time; adding to the inability of the crew to detect the inbound traffic. Both aircraft were within Phoenix class B. I reported to Phoenix approach that we had a near miss and after receiving no response; I asked if Phoenix approach had copied our message; and the controller responded thereafter solely with 'roger'.
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.