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PA32 commuter aircraft has near midair collision with second commuter while on straight-in approach. Second aircraft overtakes reporter aircraft at 30 ft above and overflies.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 340882 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jnu |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 600 msl bound upper : 600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : jnu |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 340882 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 30 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
When entering the class D airspace, tower cleared me for a straight-in and to report a certain point. Upon reporting that point, tower cleared me to land #3 following a navajo. Seconds later I heard windmilling propellers above me. The navajo passed and descended by me within approximately 30 ft. Contributing factors: tower's failure to mention conflicting traffic. My assumption that no traffic was present.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA32 COMMUTER ACFT HAS NMAC WITH SECOND COMMUTER WHILE ON STRAIGHT-IN APCH. SECOND ACFT OVERTAKES RPTR ACFT AT 30 FT ABOVE AND OVERFLIES.
Narrative: WHEN ENTERING THE CLASS D AIRSPACE, TWR CLRED ME FOR A STRAIGHT-IN AND TO RPT A CERTAIN POINT. UPON RPTING THAT POINT, TWR CLRED ME TO LAND #3 FOLLOWING A NAVAJO. SECONDS LATER I HEARD WINDMILLING PROPS ABOVE ME. THE NAVAJO PASSED AND DSNDED BY ME WITHIN APPROX 30 FT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: TWR'S FAILURE TO MENTION CONFLICTING TFC. MY ASSUMPTION THAT NO TFC WAS PRESENT.
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.