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Small aircraft pilot's last minute use of see and avoid concept avoids near midair collision in a potential conflict.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 174081 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199103 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ubg |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pdx |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 174081 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was flying traffic watch. I had just looked in that direction, but looked again because I was about to make a turn and because of the high traffic vol going into pdx in that area. I saw the light-colored small aircraft on my left side. I reduced power and pitched down. We would have missed west/O any action, but it probably would have been less than 500'.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT'S LAST MINUTE USE OF SEE AND AVOID CONCEPT AVOIDS NMAC IN A POTENTIAL CONFLICT.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING TFC WATCH. I HAD JUST LOOKED IN THAT DIRECTION, BUT LOOKED AGAIN BECAUSE I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A TURN AND BECAUSE OF THE HIGH TFC VOL GOING INTO PDX IN THAT AREA. I SAW THE LIGHT-COLORED SMA ON MY LEFT SIDE. I REDUCED PWR AND PITCHED DOWN. WE WOULD HAVE MISSED W/O ANY ACTION, BUT IT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS THAN 500'.
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.