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Captain pilot avoids a near midair collision by evasive action dive while in air traffic area. Saw opposite direction traffic small transport Y who was NORAC traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 177638 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199105 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mlb |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mlb tower : det |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 250 flight time type : 125 |
| ASRS Report | 177638 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 400 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Having received clearance to transition mlb air traffic area northbound at 1500', I was flying to merritt island airport, returning from a search and rescue sortie. I was told by mlb tower to report due west of the field, at approximately 2MI southwest of the field, I suddenly saw a light twin engine approach head-on at my altitude. The twin was white with trim and was probably an small transport. Realizing the twin was much too close to avoid by turning, I pushed forward abruptly on the yoke. The twin made no evasive maneuvers and passed about 800' directly above us. My search crew and I are certain that had I not taken evasive action, there would have been a midair collision. When I reported the near miss to mlb tower, they replied, 'we are not in contact with that aircraft.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT PLT AVOIDS A NMAC BY EVASIVE ACTION DIVE WHILE IN ATA. SAW OPPOSITE DIRECTION TRAFFIC SMT Y WHO WAS NORAC TRAFFIC.
Narrative: HAVING RECEIVED CLRNC TO TRANSITION MLB ATA NBND AT 1500', I WAS FLYING TO MERRITT ISLAND ARPT, RETURNING FROM A SEARCH AND RESCUE SORTIE. I WAS TOLD BY MLB TWR TO RPT DUE W OF THE FIELD, AT APPROX 2MI SW OF THE FIELD, I SUDDENLY SAW A LIGHT TWIN ENG APCH HEAD-ON AT MY ALT. THE TWIN WAS WHITE WITH TRIM AND WAS PROBABLY AN SMT. REALIZING THE TWIN WAS MUCH TOO CLOSE TO AVOID BY TURNING, I PUSHED FORWARD ABRUPTLY ON THE YOKE. THE TWIN MADE NO EVASIVE MANEUVERS AND PASSED ABOUT 800' DIRECTLY ABOVE US. MY SEARCH CREW AND I ARE CERTAIN THAT HAD I NOT TAKEN EVASIVE ACTION, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A MIDAIR COLLISION. WHEN I RPTED THE NEAR MISS TO MLB TWR, THEY REPLIED, 'WE ARE NOT IN CONTACT WITH THAT ACFT.'
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.