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A GA pilot has an near midair collision with another in VFR conditions. The reporter was head-down adjusting his navigation frequency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 325473 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199601 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sus |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| 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 | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 375 flight time type : 57 |
| ASRS Report | 325473 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 300 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was flying south toward sus, spotted aircraft a mi or two ahead, appeared to be wbound, well above me. Looked down to fiddle with VOR, looked up and aircraft, a silver C120 or C140, passed above (slightly) and to right, heading in more or less opposite direction as me. Distance may not have qualified for near miss, but was uncomfortably close for me. Visibility excellent, and I had spotted the traffic. But I apparently misjudged its altitude and direction, and did not give it the priority it deserved until it was well distant. VOR tuning at that moment was unnecessary. I don't know if pilot in other aircraft saw me, I saw no evasive action.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A GA PLT HAS AN NMAC WITH ANOTHER IN VFR CONDITIONS. THE RPTR WAS HEAD-DOWN ADJUSTING HIS NAV FREQ.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING S TOWARD SUS, SPOTTED ACFT A MI OR TWO AHEAD, APPEARED TO BE WBOUND, WELL ABOVE ME. LOOKED DOWN TO FIDDLE WITH VOR, LOOKED UP AND ACFT, A SILVER C120 OR C140, PASSED ABOVE (SLIGHTLY) AND TO R, HEADING IN MORE OR LESS OPPOSITE DIRECTION AS ME. DISTANCE MAY NOT HAVE QUALIFIED FOR NEAR MISS, BUT WAS UNCOMFORTABLY CLOSE FOR ME. VISIBILITY EXCELLENT, AND I HAD SPOTTED THE TFC. BUT I APPARENTLY MISJUDGED ITS ALT AND DIRECTION, AND DID NOT GIVE IT THE PRIORITY IT DESERVED UNTIL IT WAS WELL DISTANT. VOR TUNING AT THAT MOMENT WAS UNNECESSARY. I DON'T KNOW IF PLT IN OTHER ACFT SAW ME, I SAW NO EVASIVE ACTION.
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.