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A banner tow pilot reported an near midair collision with a blimp not called out by ATC while transitioning through their airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1461620 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201706 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Other |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 1300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 50 Vertical 100 |
Narrative:
Towing banner; getting a northbound transition with [ATC]. [ATC] did not advise of any traffic. When approaching [a local landmark]; I see the back end of a blimp off my right wing. I immediately descended to avoid collision.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A banner tow pilot reported an NMAC with a blimp not called out by ATC while transitioning through their airspace.
Narrative: Towing banner; getting a northbound transition with [ATC]. [ATC] did not advise of any traffic. When approaching [a local landmark]; I see the back end of a blimp off my right wing. I immediately descended to avoid collision.
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.