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Near midair collision -- atx aircraft has a very close call with another small transport float plane at low altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 310757 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199507 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : anc |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 600 msl bound upper : 600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : anc |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 7100 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 310757 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical incursion : runway other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 50 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Assigned climb by ATC to 2500 ft from 600 ft. No traffic reported. Windscreen filled with C-172 on floats (reddish, brown and silver blue) hard roll right and abrupt dive to avoid. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the pilot was flying a piper cherokee 6-300 across cook inlet. As he crossed over point noname and as he raised the nose to begin the climb from 600 ft to 2500 ft he saw the cessna 172 floats in his windscreen. The reporter said that he rolled beyond 90 degrees to his right and pulled to both turn and descend. After the near midair collision he reported the event and the general description of the 172 to the approach controller. The controller said that he did not have the other aircraft on his radar. The reporter further said that this particular crossing area is rather congested on most VFR days because numerous aircraft cross at or below 600 ft to avoid having to talk to the controllers in the class 'C' or 'east' airspace. This pilot now climbs into the controled airspace using a clearance, to try to avoid a repeat of this experience.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC -- ATX ACFT HAS A VERY CLOSE CALL WITH ANOTHER SMT FLOAT PLANE AT LOW ALT.
Narrative: ASSIGNED CLB BY ATC TO 2500 FT FROM 600 FT. NO TFC RPTED. WINDSCREEN FILLED WITH C-172 ON FLOATS (REDDISH, BROWN AND SILVER BLUE) HARD ROLL R AND ABRUPT DIVE TO AVOID. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE PLT WAS FLYING A PIPER CHEROKEE 6-300 ACROSS COOK INLET. AS HE CROSSED OVER POINT NONAME AND AS HE RAISED THE NOSE TO BEGIN THE CLB FROM 600 FT TO 2500 FT HE SAW THE CESSNA 172 FLOATS IN HIS WINDSCREEN. THE RPTR SAID THAT HE ROLLED BEYOND 90 DEGS TO HIS R AND PULLED TO BOTH TURN AND DSND. AFTER THE NMAC HE RPTED THE EVENT AND THE GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE 172 TO THE APCH CTLR. THE CTLR SAID THAT HE DID NOT HAVE THE OTHER ACFT ON HIS RADAR. THE RPTR FURTHER SAID THAT THIS PARTICULAR XING AREA IS RATHER CONGESTED ON MOST VFR DAYS BECAUSE NUMEROUS ACFT CROSS AT OR BELOW 600 FT TO AVOID HAVING TO TALK TO THE CTLRS IN THE CLASS 'C' OR 'E' AIRSPACE. THIS PLT NOW CLBS INTO THE CTLED AIRSPACE USING A CLRNC, TO TRY TO AVOID A REPEAT OF THIS EXPERIENCE.
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.