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An SF34 captain reports an near midair collision that occurred during the departure climb from a class D airport. The other aircraft was a non transponder equipped cessna on a photo shoot mission.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 341885 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : apf |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1800 msl bound upper : 1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : rsw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SF 340B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 4400 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 341885 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
During departure from apf, we were climbing through 1800 ft MSL to an assigned altitude of 9000 ft. I was the PNF performing the climb checklist. The first officer was the PF. His view of the cessna was obstructed from the spar in the cockpit window. We learned from ATC that the other aircraft was on a photo-shoot and was not where he was supposed to be. I learned later from ATC they have had problems similar to this from the same aircraft and pilot. This cessna had no transponder and therefore our TCASII was useless. My outside awareness was hindered because of a lengthy climb checklist, also. My recommendation to correct sits such as this would be to make it mandatory for all aircraft flying in any controled airspace to possess and use a mode C transponder. Had this been an actual collision, it is possible there would have been a substantial loss of life. My aircraft had 35 souls on board.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SF34 CAPT RPTS AN NMAC THAT OCCURRED DURING THE DEP CLB FROM A CLASS D ARPT. THE OTHER ACFT WAS A NON XPONDER EQUIPPED CESSNA ON A PHOTO SHOOT MISSION.
Narrative: DURING DEP FROM APF, WE WERE CLBING THROUGH 1800 FT MSL TO AN ASSIGNED ALT OF 9000 FT. I WAS THE PNF PERFORMING THE CLB CHKLIST. THE FO WAS THE PF. HIS VIEW OF THE CESSNA WAS OBSTRUCTED FROM THE SPAR IN THE COCKPIT WINDOW. WE LEARNED FROM ATC THAT THE OTHER ACFT WAS ON A PHOTO-SHOOT AND WAS NOT WHERE HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE. I LEARNED LATER FROM ATC THEY HAVE HAD PROBS SIMILAR TO THIS FROM THE SAME ACFT AND PLT. THIS CESSNA HAD NO XPONDER AND THEREFORE OUR TCASII WAS USELESS. MY OUTSIDE AWARENESS WAS HINDERED BECAUSE OF A LENGTHY CLB CHKLIST, ALSO. MY RECOMMENDATION TO CORRECT SITS SUCH AS THIS WOULD BE TO MAKE IT MANDATORY FOR ALL ACFT FLYING IN ANY CTLED AIRSPACE TO POSSESS AND USE A MODE C XPONDER. HAD THIS BEEN AN ACTUAL COLLISION, IT IS POSSIBLE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF LIFE. MY ACFT HAD 35 SOULS ON BOARD.
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.