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Pilot of an small aircraft sel on IFR flight has close encounter with an at-6 doing aerobatics after exiting some clouds.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 277631 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199407 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lan |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dtw |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Texan T6 Harvard |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 400 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 277631 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 2750 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After departing from pontiac airport (ptk) on an IFR flight to KA20 via lan, I entered a cloud at my cruising altitude of 4000 ft. Upon exiting the cloud I came into an open area where a single engine warbird, appeared to be an at-6, was doing aerobatics. The pilot was doing loops, vertical climbs along with inverted flight. Evasive action was taken by me to avoid the at-6 by doing several turns and changes in altitude. Dtw approach was informed why I was doing this and the controller responded with, deviation as necessary and resume course to lan VOR. When the aircraft was no longer in the area I continued to lan. This aircraft apparently did not have mode C or just had it turned off because the traffic (at-6) was not called out to me nor did the controller seem too concerned with the event or to my flight. I then continued to lan when I called the controller to see when I would be handed over to lan approach because I was getting close. He responded with 'what is your location?' I was 12 mi to the east of lan VOR when he told me to contact lan approach. The controller at dtw mentioned that he just got on duty. I think pilots doing aerobatics should get a block of airspace assigned to them or at least do clearing turns before every maneuver. As with the controller they should be briefed as to what is going or observe the sector before going on duty for that sector.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL ON IFR FLT HAS CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH AN AT-6 DOING AEROBATICS AFTER EXITING SOME CLOUDS.
Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING FROM PONTIAC ARPT (PTK) ON AN IFR FLT TO KA20 VIA LAN, I ENTERED A CLOUD AT MY CRUISING ALT OF 4000 FT. UPON EXITING THE CLOUD I CAME INTO AN OPEN AREA WHERE A SINGLE ENG WARBIRD, APPEARED TO BE AN AT-6, WAS DOING AEROBATICS. THE PLT WAS DOING LOOPS, VERT CLBS ALONG WITH INVERTED FLT. EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN BY ME TO AVOID THE AT-6 BY DOING SEVERAL TURNS AND CHANGES IN ALT. DTW APCH WAS INFORMED WHY I WAS DOING THIS AND THE CTLR RESPONDED WITH, DEV AS NECESSARY AND RESUME COURSE TO LAN VOR. WHEN THE ACFT WAS NO LONGER IN THE AREA I CONTINUED TO LAN. THIS ACFT APPARENTLY DID NOT HAVE MODE C OR JUST HAD IT TURNED OFF BECAUSE THE TFC (AT-6) WAS NOT CALLED OUT TO ME NOR DID THE CTLR SEEM TOO CONCERNED WITH THE EVENT OR TO MY FLT. I THEN CONTINUED TO LAN WHEN I CALLED THE CTLR TO SEE WHEN I WOULD BE HANDED OVER TO LAN APCH BECAUSE I WAS GETTING CLOSE. HE RESPONDED WITH 'WHAT IS YOUR LOCATION?' I WAS 12 MI TO THE E OF LAN VOR WHEN HE TOLD ME TO CONTACT LAN APCH. THE CTLR AT DTW MENTIONED THAT HE JUST GOT ON DUTY. I THINK PLTS DOING AEROBATICS SHOULD GET A BLOCK OF AIRSPACE ASSIGNED TO THEM OR AT LEAST DO CLRING TURNS BEFORE EVERY MANEUVER. AS WITH THE CTLR THEY SHOULD BE BRIEFED AS TO WHAT IS GOING OR OBSERVE THE SECTOR BEFORE GOING ON DUTY FOR THAT SECTOR.
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.