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Atx departed IFR and canceled when in VFR conditions at 2000 ft. Climbing to 3500 ft noted metropolitan on approach to bet. Increased climb rate and flew over the descending traffic by 500 ft. Aircraft on approach did not take any action to avoid.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 351849 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bet |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zan tower : bet |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 7100 flight time type : 180 |
| ASRS Report | 351849 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 600 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I departed bethel IFR to an altitude of 2000 ft. Approximately 4 DME from bethel I was in VFR conditions. I canceled my IFR clearance and continued VFR. During my climb to a VFR cruising altitude of 3500 ft, I encountered a metropolitan who was IFR and cleared for the runway 18 approach into bet, ak. I saw him 500- 1000 ft away to my right. Upon seeing him I increased my climb rate and he went under me. I then continued on my flight. I feel a radar system in the bet area would help greatly. I also believe better training for collision avoidance would help since I don't think he saw me until he went underneath me.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATX DEPARTED IFR AND CANCELED WHEN IN VFR CONDITIONS AT 2000 FT. CLBING TO 3500 FT NOTED METRO ON APCH TO BET. INCREASED CLB RATE AND FLEW OVER THE DSNDING TFC BY 500 FT. ACFT ON APCH DID NOT TAKE ANY ACTION TO AVOID.
Narrative: I DEPARTED BETHEL IFR TO AN ALT OF 2000 FT. APPROX 4 DME FROM BETHEL I WAS IN VFR CONDITIONS. I CANCELED MY IFR CLRNC AND CONTINUED VFR. DURING MY CLB TO A VFR CRUISING ALT OF 3500 FT, I ENCOUNTERED A METRO WHO WAS IFR AND CLRED FOR THE RWY 18 APCH INTO BET, AK. I SAW HIM 500- 1000 FT AWAY TO MY R. UPON SEEING HIM I INCREASED MY CLB RATE AND HE WENT UNDER ME. I THEN CONTINUED ON MY FLT. I FEEL A RADAR SYS IN THE BET AREA WOULD HELP GREATLY. I ALSO BELIEVE BETTER TRAINING FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE WOULD HELP SINCE I DON'T THINK HE SAW ME UNTIL HE WENT UNDERNEATH ME.
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.