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Small transport on IFR flight plan, vectors to approach has near midair collision with small aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 240736 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199305 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jot |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2700 msl bound upper : 2900 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ord tower : ral |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 240736 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
My aircraft small transport being vectored by ord approach for the VOR runway 9 approach to jot. While on a 090 degree heading, descending through 2700 ft to maintain 2300 ft, an small aircraft flew over the top of us at approximately 2900 ft on a 270 degree heading. We were on an IFR flight plan in radar contact. In-flight visibility was 2-3 mi. I asked ATC if he was showing the small aircraft on his radar. He replied, 'no, you are the only aircraft out there.' this was a training flight. Could have been prevented possibly if I was concentrating more outside the aircraft instead of concentrating on student. I don't know what caused ATC to fail to call out the traffic. According to the controller he did not see the other aircraft. I was complacent because the visibility was 2-3 mi and occasionally 1 mi in haze/fog, so therefore, I was not looking outside as much as I should have been.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMT ON IFR FLT PLAN, VECTORS TO APCH HAS NMAC WITH SMA.
Narrative: MY ACFT SMT BEING VECTORED BY ORD APCH FOR THE VOR RWY 9 APCH TO JOT. WHILE ON A 090 DEG HDG, DSNDING THROUGH 2700 FT TO MAINTAIN 2300 FT, AN SMA FLEW OVER THE TOP OF US AT APPROX 2900 FT ON A 270 DEG HDG. WE WERE ON AN IFR FLT PLAN IN RADAR CONTACT. INFLT VISIBILITY WAS 2-3 MI. I ASKED ATC IF HE WAS SHOWING THE SMA ON HIS RADAR. HE REPLIED, 'NO, YOU ARE THE ONLY ACFT OUT THERE.' THIS WAS A TRAINING FLT. COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED POSSIBLY IF I WAS CONCENTRATING MORE OUTSIDE THE ACFT INSTEAD OF CONCENTRATING ON STUDENT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED ATC TO FAIL TO CALL OUT THE TFC. ACCORDING TO THE CTLR HE DID NOT SEE THE OTHER ACFT. I WAS COMPLACENT BECAUSE THE VISIBILITY WAS 2-3 MI AND OCCASIONALLY 1 MI IN HAZE/FOG, SO THEREFORE, I WAS NOT LOOKING OUTSIDE AS MUCH AS I SHOULD HAVE BEEN.
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.