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Near midair collision between an aeronca sedan in cruise underneath a class B airspace and an american yankee circling a local race track. The pilot of the aeronca descended quickly to avoid collision with the yankee who was in a left turn.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 346049 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199608 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : djb airport : 67d |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bellanca Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Yankee |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 346049 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was flying an aeronca sedan southwest on a pleasure flight. A rear seat passenger pointed out an airplane at our 5 O'clock position. It was a yankee which was overtaking us on an intercept course. It came alongside right off my right wing and then slowed down to match my speed and then drifted in closer (50-100 ft away). After flying formation for about a min he accelerated and angled off to the right and headed for the wellington fairgrounds. He then started a left turn to circle the fairgrounds and came right back at us. The evening sun then blocked the view and when he came back in sight he was straight ahead at our altitude in a left bank. He passed overhead after I only had time to descend 100 ft. He continued to circle the fairgrounds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BTWN AN AERONCA SEDAN IN CRUISE UNDERNEATH A CLASS B AIRSPACE AND AN AMERICAN YANKEE CIRCLING A LCL RACE TRACK. THE PLT OF THE AERONCA DSNDED QUICKLY TO AVOID COLLISION WITH THE YANKEE WHO WAS IN A L TURN.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING AN AERONCA SEDAN SW ON A PLEASURE FLT. A REAR SEAT PAX POINTED OUT AN AIRPLANE AT OUR 5 O'CLOCK POS. IT WAS A YANKEE WHICH WAS OVERTAKING US ON AN INTERCEPT COURSE. IT CAME ALONGSIDE RIGHT OFF MY R WING AND THEN SLOWED DOWN TO MATCH MY SPD AND THEN DRIFTED IN CLOSER (50-100 FT AWAY). AFTER FLYING FORMATION FOR ABOUT A MIN HE ACCELERATED AND ANGLED OFF TO THE R AND HEADED FOR THE WELLINGTON FAIRGROUNDS. HE THEN STARTED A L TURN TO CIRCLE THE FAIRGROUNDS AND CAME RIGHT BACK AT US. THE EVENING SUN THEN BLOCKED THE VIEW AND WHEN HE CAME BACK IN SIGHT HE WAS STRAIGHT AHEAD AT OUR ALT IN A L BANK. HE PASSED OVERHEAD AFTER I ONLY HAD TIME TO DSND 100 FT. HE CONTINUED TO CIRCLE THE FAIRGROUNDS.
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.