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Small aircraft X reports an near midair collision with small aircraft Y. Small aircraft X was IFR in IMC, small aircraft Y was VFR in IMC. Traffic was not called out to small aircraft X.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 338415 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : siv |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6040 msl bound upper : 6040 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc |
| 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 : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Piper Single Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 338415 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 50 vertical : 120 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
IFR in and out of IMC conditions, talking to ZKC. XA53Z, apr/thu/96 N38 degrees 35 mins, west 088 degrees 45 mins, vectored by center around ZKC airspace to a VOR, siv, 14 mi at 6040 ft indicated. Not warned of traffic, opposite direction, squawking 1200 at 6100 ft MSL on same airway. Controller, when I asked if 'he's sleeping' said he has seen traffic and it was VFR. I was in IMC and should have been warned or vectored regardless of VFR position of other aircraft, whether or not VFR or IFR. Traffic was a piper fixed gear single engine, ie, 180. With 2 souls, white with red. No reaction time was available for either pilot. I was cleared RNAV direct until controller rerted me. A direct 'to' would have kept me off of airway and away from a VFR pilot flying VOR to VOR.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA X RPTS AN NMAC WITH SMA Y. SMA X WAS IFR IN IMC, SMA Y WAS VFR IN IMC. TFC WAS NOT CALLED OUT TO SMA X.
Narrative: IFR IN AND OUT OF IMC CONDITIONS, TALKING TO ZKC. XA53Z, APR/THU/96 N38 DEGS 35 MINS, W 088 DEGS 45 MINS, VECTORED BY CTR AROUND ZKC AIRSPACE TO A VOR, SIV, 14 MI AT 6040 FT INDICATED. NOT WARNED OF TFC, OPPOSITE DIRECTION, SQUAWKING 1200 AT 6100 FT MSL ON SAME AIRWAY. CTLR, WHEN I ASKED IF 'HE'S SLEEPING' SAID HE HAS SEEN TFC AND IT WAS VFR. I WAS IN IMC AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN WARNED OR VECTORED REGARDLESS OF VFR POS OF OTHER ACFT, WHETHER OR NOT VFR OR IFR. TFC WAS A PIPER FIXED GEAR SINGLE ENG, IE, 180. WITH 2 SOULS, WHITE WITH RED. NO REACTION TIME WAS AVAILABLE FOR EITHER PLT. I WAS CLRED RNAV DIRECT UNTIL CTLR RERTED ME. A DIRECT 'TO' WOULD HAVE KEPT ME OFF OF AIRWAY AND AWAY FROM A VFR PLT FLYING VOR TO VOR.
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.