<< >> NASA ASRS Report 286141, October 1994

Pilot of a small aircraft failed to contact tower at the final approach fix during approach resulting in a conflict with a departing lear jet.

Attributes
ACN	286141
Time
Date	199410
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tix
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tix
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Gates Learjet Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	286141
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While acting as safety pilot I permitted the PF (under hood) to enter class 'D' airspace without first establishing 2-WAY radio contact with tower. Lear jet departing runway 9 turned left in front of us. Visual scanning and landing lights helped recognize situation and avoid. Had I been on tower frequency when I should have been, we would not have had this incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A SMA FAILED TO CONTACT TWR AT THE FINAL APCH FIX DURING APCH RESULTING IN A CONFLICT WITH A DEPARTING LEAR JET.

Narrative: WHILE ACTING AS SAFETY PLT I PERMITTED THE PF (UNDER HOOD) TO ENTER CLASS 'D' AIRSPACE WITHOUT FIRST ESTABLISHING 2-WAY RADIO CONTACT WITH TWR. LEAR JET DEPARTING RWY 9 TURNED L IN FRONT OF US. VISUAL SCANNING AND LNDG LIGHTS HELPED RECOGNIZE SIT AND AVOID. HAD I BEEN ON TWR FREQ WHEN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN, WE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THIS INCIDENT.

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.