<< >> NASA ASRS Report 198742, January 1992

Pilot under hood with safety observer. Observer saw traffic and pushed over with hard turn. Had near midair collision with another VFR small aircraft aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	198742
Time
Date	199201
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : arr
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : arr
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 375 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	198742
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 75 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On this particular day I was flying in VFR conditions, but practicing IFR by using a hood. I had an appropriate safety pilot, rated in the aircraft. I asked arrival for permission to pass through their airspace (only the very edge, 9 mi from arrival), which was granted. My safety pilot was searching the sky, but was unable to see the other aircraft coming in the opposite direction in front of us. Once he spotted it, he took over and pushed the nose over and turned very hard right. After about another min, the ATC notified us of an aircraft near our immediate position, already past. Nothing more was said or done.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT UNDER HOOD WITH SAFETY OBSERVER. OBSERVER SAW TFC AND PUSHED OVER WITH HARD TURN. HAD NMAC WITH ANOTHER VFR SMA ACFT.

Narrative: ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY I WAS FLYING IN VFR CONDITIONS, BUT PRACTICING IFR BY USING A HOOD. I HAD AN APPROPRIATE SAFETY PLT, RATED IN THE ACFT. I ASKED ARR FOR PERMISSION TO PASS THROUGH THEIR AIRSPACE (ONLY THE VERY EDGE, 9 MI FROM ARR), WHICH WAS GRANTED. MY SAFETY PLT WAS SEARCHING THE SKY, BUT WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE OTHER ACFT COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION IN FRONT OF US. ONCE HE SPOTTED IT, HE TOOK OVER AND PUSHED THE NOSE OVER AND TURNED VERY HARD R. AFTER ABOUT ANOTHER MIN, THE ATC NOTIFIED US OF AN ACFT NEAR OUR IMMEDIATE POS, ALREADY PAST. NOTHING MORE WAS SAID OR DONE.

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.