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Captain of atx small transport aircraft took evasive action to avoid small aircraft training aircraft on the downwind leg at an uncontrolled airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 227183 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199211 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ckv |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 227183 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 227383 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 500 vertical : 20 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
While we were on downwind for runway 17 at ckv, an small aircraft sel aircraft crossed right to left in front of us at approximately the same altitude. We made a turn to the right to avoid the aircraft. The airport was extremely congested with flight training, and the radio frequency was congested to the point where several airports, operating on the same frequency (122.8), were stepping on each other, making radio communication nearly impossible. After avoiding the other aircraft, we continued our approach and landed on runway 17. The other aircraft was no longer in sight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF ATX SMT ACFT TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID SMA TRAINING ACFT ON THE DOWNWIND LEG AT AN UNCTLED ARPT.
Narrative: WHILE WE WERE ON DOWNWIND FOR RWY 17 AT CKV, AN SMA SEL ACFT CROSSED R TO L IN FRONT OF US AT APPROX THE SAME ALT. WE MADE A TURN TO THE R TO AVOID THE ACFT. THE ARPT WAS EXTREMELY CONGESTED WITH FLT TRAINING, AND THE RADIO FREQ WAS CONGESTED TO THE POINT WHERE SEVERAL ARPTS, OPERATING ON THE SAME FREQ (122.8), WERE STEPPING ON EACH OTHER, MAKING RADIO COM NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. AFTER AVOIDING THE OTHER ACFT, WE CONTINUED OUR APCH AND LANDED ON RWY 17. THE OTHER ACFT WAS NO LONGER IN SIGHT.
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.