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Pilot of a cessna 337 took evasive action by climbing to avoid a float plane coming in the opposite direction while on a VFR approach in class D airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 346205 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sea airport : bfi |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bfi |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Super Skymaster |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 346205 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1500 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
At 1200 ft 4-5 mi out on VFR approach, controller called 2 aircraft as traffic. The first traffic called was further away (1 mi) and not on collision course. The second was called as 1/2 mi away. I looked for and found the first aircraft called, then looked for and found the second (closer) aircraft. I initiated a climb to evade the second aircraft. Without evasive action, a collision might have occurred. Both of the other aircraft were float planes, eastbound. Suggestions: controllers may be overworked. This traffic should have been called (from bright radar) sooner, the aircraft on a collision course should have been called first, steps should be taken to educate local float plane operators to stay further away from boeing field arrival path, and I wish there was a way to find and violate pilots who enter class B, C, D airspace without clearance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A CESSNA 337 TOOK EVASIVE ACTION BY CLBING TO AVOID A FLOAT PLANE COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WHILE ON A VFR APCH IN CLASS D AIRSPACE.
Narrative: AT 1200 FT 4-5 MI OUT ON VFR APCH, CTLR CALLED 2 ACFT AS TFC. THE FIRST TFC CALLED WAS FURTHER AWAY (1 MI) AND NOT ON COLLISION COURSE. THE SECOND WAS CALLED AS 1/2 MI AWAY. I LOOKED FOR AND FOUND THE FIRST ACFT CALLED, THEN LOOKED FOR AND FOUND THE SECOND (CLOSER) ACFT. I INITIATED A CLB TO EVADE THE SECOND ACFT. WITHOUT EVASIVE ACTION, A COLLISION MIGHT HAVE OCCURRED. BOTH OF THE OTHER ACFT WERE FLOAT PLANES, EBOUND. SUGGESTIONS: CTLRS MAY BE OVERWORKED. THIS TFC SHOULD HAVE BEEN CALLED (FROM BRIGHT RADAR) SOONER, THE ACFT ON A COLLISION COURSE SHOULD HAVE BEEN CALLED FIRST, STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO EDUCATE LCL FLOAT PLANE OPERATORS TO STAY FURTHER AWAY FROM BOEING FIELD ARR PATH, AND I WISH THERE WAS A WAY TO FIND AND VIOLATE PLTS WHO ENTER CLASS B, C, D AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC.
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.