Near midair collision between a cessna descending to land and another aircraft apparently departing ...

Attributes
ACN	317793
Time
Date	199510
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mwc
State Reference	WI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mwc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 7 flight time total : 416 flight time type : 219
ASRS Report	317793
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Departed urbana, il, XA17 CDT in a cessna 172 with 3 passenger on board. Climbed to 2500 ft MSL and cruised at that level until XB45, then commenced gradual descent. Noticed other (aircraft) about 5 mins before we landed at mwc, was above me and to my left. Other (aircraft) had 2 wing mounted landing lights on, but no beacon, no navigation lights, and no strobe. My beacon, navigation lights, and strobe were on, and I turned on my landing light till he flew past me. No corrective action was taken because it appeared the other (aircraft) would pass above me and to my left. I am uncertain whether he saw me or not.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN A CESSNA DSNDING TO LAND AND ANOTHER ACFT APPARENTLY DEPARTING THE AREA.

Narrative: DEPARTED URBANA, IL, XA17 CDT IN A CESSNA 172 WITH 3 PAX ON BOARD. CLBED TO 2500 FT MSL AND CRUISED AT THAT LEVEL UNTIL XB45, THEN COMMENCED GRADUAL DSCNT. NOTICED OTHER (ACFT) ABOUT 5 MINS BEFORE WE LANDED AT MWC, WAS ABOVE ME AND TO MY L. OTHER (ACFT) HAD 2 WING MOUNTED LNDG LIGHTS ON, BUT NO BEACON, NO NAV LIGHTS, AND NO STROBE. MY BEACON, NAV LIGHTS, AND STROBE WERE ON, AND I TURNED ON MY LNDG LIGHT TILL HE FLEW PAST ME. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN BECAUSE IT APPEARED THE OTHER (ACFT) WOULD PASS ABOVE ME AND TO MY L. I AM UNCERTAIN WHETHER HE SAW ME OR NOT.

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.

Near midair collision between a cessna descending to land and another aircraft apparently departing the area.