VFR small aircraft inbound to ilg and in communication with ilg tower, has near midair collision wit...

Attributes
ACN	133699
Time
Date	198912
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dqo airport : ilg
State Reference	DE
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phl tower : ilg
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1035
ASRS Report	133699
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

I had a near midair collision with a flight check small transport Y. I was doing advanced training with a student and had listened to ATIS at ilg while departing the area at N92. Approximately 8 NM southwest of ilg I radioed the tower with the intention of entering the air traffic area to practice touch and goes at ilg. I was cleared into the air traffic area and to report a left base for 32. At 7 NM southwest of ilg I was scanning at my 2 O'clock position when my student saw at our 10 O'clock position. By the time I looked he was directly below us heading south. Out flight path leaving N92 was 060 at 2000'. We maintained the course and altitude with our mode C on the entire time. The small transport Y was talking to phl approach while we were on ilg tower. They switched to tower and reported a near midair. Ilg asked how far they are to provide protection and the small transport Y responded '10 mi'. The small transport Y ceased flight check claiming that they had equipment strewn in the cabin and smoke. We proceeded to ilg and to do our touch and goes. After landing tower requested that I call phl approach which I did and had cooperated with their requests. This is the 5TH near midair in the same area I have seen in 3 weeks but the first I have reported. Traffic comes in from the south and west practice areas VFR communicating to ilg tower while practice IFR traffic is vectored from gleem and elude talking to approach. Bear in mind that this was during high VFR with middle cumulus clouds and the small transport Y was white with blue descending from above the horizon line. Also other pilots complain of late handoffs from phl approach to ilg tower. Please also keep in mind that my student and I did not see any lights on with the small transport Y. I feel the small transport Y should look out the airplane in VFR during flight check operations and to practice operation 'lights on'. Also ilg should keep incoming traffic from the south and west advised of known traffic practicing apches on runway 1 and that approach and ilg tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VFR SMA INBOUND TO ILG AND IN COM WITH ILG TWR, HAS NMAC WITH SMT Y IN COM WITH PHL APCH.

Narrative: I HAD A NEAR MIDAIR COLLISION WITH A FLT CHECK SMT Y. I WAS DOING ADVANCED TRAINING WITH A STUDENT AND HAD LISTENED TO ATIS AT ILG WHILE DEPARTING THE AREA AT N92. APPROX 8 NM SW OF ILG I RADIOED THE TWR WITH THE INTENTION OF ENTERING THE ATA TO PRACTICE TOUCH AND GOES AT ILG. I WAS CLRED INTO THE ATA AND TO REPORT A LEFT BASE FOR 32. AT 7 NM SW OF ILG I WAS SCANNING AT MY 2 O'CLOCK POSITION WHEN MY STUDENT SAW AT OUR 10 O'CLOCK POSITION. BY THE TIME I LOOKED HE WAS DIRECTLY BELOW US HDG S. OUT FLT PATH LEAVING N92 WAS 060 AT 2000'. WE MAINTAINED THE COURSE AND ALT WITH OUR MODE C ON THE ENTIRE TIME. THE SMT Y WAS TALKING TO PHL APCH WHILE WE WERE ON ILG TWR. THEY SWITCHED TO TWR AND REPORTED A NEAR MIDAIR. ILG ASKED HOW FAR THEY ARE TO PROVIDE PROTECTION AND THE SMT Y RESPONDED '10 MI'. THE SMT Y CEASED FLT CHECK CLAIMING THAT THEY HAD EQUIPMENT STREWN IN THE CABIN AND SMOKE. WE PROCEEDED TO ILG AND TO DO OUR TOUCH AND GOES. AFTER LNDG TWR REQUESTED THAT I CALL PHL APCH WHICH I DID AND HAD COOPERATED WITH THEIR REQUESTS. THIS IS THE 5TH NEAR MIDAIR IN THE SAME AREA I HAVE SEEN IN 3 WEEKS BUT THE FIRST I HAVE REPORTED. TFC COMES IN FROM THE S AND W PRACTICE AREAS VFR COMMUNICATING TO ILG TWR WHILE PRACTICE IFR TFC IS VECTORED FROM GLEEM AND ELUDE TALKING TO APCH. BEAR IN MIND THAT THIS WAS DURING HIGH VFR WITH MIDDLE CUMULUS CLOUDS AND THE SMT Y WAS WHITE WITH BLUE DESCENDING FROM ABOVE THE HORIZON LINE. ALSO OTHER PLTS COMPLAIN OF LATE HANDOFFS FROM PHL APCH TO ILG TWR. PLEASE ALSO KEEP IN MIND THAT MY STUDENT AND I DID NOT SEE ANY LIGHTS ON WITH THE SMT Y. I FEEL THE SMT Y SHOULD LOOK OUT THE AIRPLANE IN VFR DURING FLT CHECK OPERATIONS AND TO PRACTICE OPERATION 'LIGHTS ON'. ALSO ILG SHOULD KEEP INCOMING TFC FROM THE S AND W ADVISED OF KNOWN TFC PRACTICING APCHES ON RWY 1 AND THAT APCH AND ILG TWR.

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.

VFR small aircraft inbound to ilg and in communication with ilg tower, has near midair collision with small transport Y in communication with phl approach.