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A student and instructor were on a cross country flight in a c- 152 and within 5 mi of destination when they had a near miss with a similar aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 304148 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199505 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 3sz |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1550 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 304148 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 10 vertical : 10 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Our cessna 152 was flying from troutdale (ttd) to the aurora state (3s2) airport. We had flight following from portland approach and received several TA's. Before we terminated flight following with pdx departure the controller told us about a lower flying aircraft about 4 mi away. At this point we were about 5 mi north at aurora state and had that traffic in sight (no factor). We then proceeded to finish the before landing and descent checklist and my student called aurora unicom. We were still level at 2500 ft MSL. Suddenly the landing gear and belly of another C-152 or 172 filled the windshield. This aircraft was heading west and descended through our altitude. We had no time to react nor to get the tail number. This aircraft had no navigation lights on, the pilot was neither on pdx departure frequency nor on aurora unicom frequency. Lights-on, transponder-on, use frequencys, look for traffic, always!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE ON A XCOUNTRY FLT IN A C- 152 AND WITHIN 5 MI OF DEST WHEN THEY HAD A NEAR MISS WITH A SIMILAR ACFT.
Narrative: OUR CESSNA 152 WAS FLYING FROM TROUTDALE (TTD) TO THE AURORA STATE (3S2) ARPT. WE HAD FLT FOLLOWING FROM PORTLAND APCH AND RECEIVED SEVERAL TA'S. BEFORE WE TERMINATED FLT FOLLOWING WITH PDX DEP THE CTLR TOLD US ABOUT A LOWER FLYING ACFT ABOUT 4 MI AWAY. AT THIS POINT WE WERE ABOUT 5 MI N AT AURORA STATE AND HAD THAT TFC IN SIGHT (NO FACTOR). WE THEN PROCEEDED TO FINISH THE BEFORE LNDG AND DSCNT CHKLIST AND MY STUDENT CALLED AURORA UNICOM. WE WERE STILL LEVEL AT 2500 FT MSL. SUDDENLY THE LNDG GEAR AND BELLY OF ANOTHER C-152 OR 172 FILLED THE WINDSHIELD. THIS ACFT WAS HDG W AND DSNDED THROUGH OUR ALT. WE HAD NO TIME TO REACT NOR TO GET THE TAIL NUMBER. THIS ACFT HAD NO NAV LIGHTS ON, THE PLT WAS NEITHER ON PDX DEP FREQ NOR ON AURORA UNICOM FREQ. LIGHTS-ON, XPONDER-ON, USE FREQS, LOOK FOR TFC, ALWAYS!
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.