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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1398836 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201610 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PCT.TRACON |
| State Reference | VA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Pitts S-1 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10 Flight Crew Total 1800 Flight Crew Type 1700 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 500 Vertical 0 |
Narrative:
Pilot was conducting stall/spin/departure resistance training and encountered a cessna transiting the same airspace. Aircraft was operating 5 NM north of a vr route. ATC requested tail number. Aircraft was operating in this area to avoid tfr at NAS patuxent river. Flight visibility was over 50 miles and the I performed an evasive maneuver to avoid the conflicting aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Pitts S1-C pilot reported taking evasive action to avoid a Cessna in the vicinity of 2W6 airport.
Narrative: Pilot was conducting stall/spin/departure resistance training and encountered a Cessna transiting the same airspace. Aircraft was operating 5 NM north of a VR route. ATC requested tail number. Aircraft was operating in this area to avoid TFR at NAS Patuxent River. Flight visibility was over 50 miles and the I performed an evasive maneuver to avoid the conflicting 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.