<< >> NASA ASRS Report 336319, May 1996

Small aircraft pilot on night flight sights an aircraft at same altitude, makes a turn and begins a climb but has near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	336319
Time
Date	199605
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gep airport : ane
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 230 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	336319
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was on a local night sight seeing hop, staying within a 20 NM of anoka county airport. We took off toward the north and climbed to 3500 ft. After about 10 mins we took a ssw heading toward gep. About 6 mi northeast of gep, I saw aircraft navigation lights off my right windscreen which appeared not to be moving. I figured he was about or at my altitude, so I turned left to be at a straight 90 degrees from aircraft, and began to climb. 5-10 seconds later the aircraft in question passed under the tail about 300-200 ft below 200-300 ft horizontal.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT ON NIGHT FLT SIGHTS AN ACFT AT SAME ALT, MAKES A TURN AND BEGINS A CLB BUT HAS NMAC.

Narrative: I WAS ON A LCL NIGHT SIGHT SEEING HOP, STAYING WITHIN A 20 NM OF ANOKA COUNTY ARPT. WE TOOK OFF TOWARD THE N AND CLBED TO 3500 FT. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINS WE TOOK A SSW HDG TOWARD GEP. ABOUT 6 MI NE OF GEP, I SAW ACFT NAV LIGHTS OFF MY R WINDSCREEN WHICH APPEARED NOT TO BE MOVING. I FIGURED HE WAS ABOUT OR AT MY ALT, SO I TURNED L TO BE AT A STRAIGHT 90 DEGS FROM ACFT, AND BEGAN TO CLB. 5-10 SECONDS LATER THE ACFT IN QUESTION PASSED UNDER THE TAIL ABOUT 300-200 FT BELOW 200-300 FT HORIZ.

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.