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Afw tower controller reported a near midair collision of two aircraft one of which was on a 6 mile approach and the other crossed the approach corridor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1449067 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201705 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | AFW.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Vertical 200 |
Narrative:
Aircraft was on a 6 mile approach to RY16L when another aircraft flew 200 feet directly underneath. The targets merged momentarily.extend afw class D northward to protect aircraft on approach to afw airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFW Tower Controller reported a near midair collision of two aircraft one of which was on a 6 mile approach and the other crossed the approach corridor.
Narrative: Aircraft was on a 6 mile approach to RY16L when another aircraft flew 200 feet directly underneath. The targets merged momentarily.Extend AFW class D northward to protect aircraft on approach to AFW airport.
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.