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Pilot of commuter flight from anc to ena on VFR flight plan has near midair collision with another aircraft just two minutes after changing frequency from anc departure control. No warning of any nearby traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 145309 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199005 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ena |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ewr |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 145309 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 20 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Flying southbound at 2000' from anc to ena; VFR was with departure control up until shortly (2-3 mins) before incident. Impending traffic was not pointed out to me. I was finished with departure control and off frequency when at 2000' I was met with opp direction small transport. Happened quickly; I saw that we would pass underneath him by about 100'. Not sure that there was time to take evasive action.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF COMMUTER FLT FROM ANC TO ENA ON VFR FLT PLAN HAS NMAC WITH ANOTHER ACFT JUST TWO MINUTES AFTER CHANGING FREQ FROM ANC DEP CTL. NO WARNING OF ANY NEARBY TRAFFIC.
Narrative: FLYING SBND AT 2000' FROM ANC TO ENA; VFR WAS WITH DEP CTL UP UNTIL SHORTLY (2-3 MINS) BEFORE INCIDENT. IMPENDING TFC WAS NOT POINTED OUT TO ME. I WAS FINISHED WITH DEP CTL AND OFF FREQ WHEN AT 2000' I WAS MET WITH OPP DIRECTION SMT. HAPPENED QUICKLY; I SAW THAT WE WOULD PASS UNDERNEATH HIM BY ABOUT 100'. NOT SURE THAT THERE WAS TIME TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.