Near midair collision between a military lockheed es-3A and a small aircraft civil aircraft near the outer limits of the military class D airspace. ATC had issued advisory to the military of the other traffic and to expedite previously assigned climb to a higher altitude. The reporting military observed the other aircraft turning away in a steep bank.

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Attributes
ACN	353760
Time
Date	199611
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : nkx
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : san
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Viking (S3A)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : missed approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	other other : other pilot : military pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	353760
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Light civil was operating at 1300 ft MSL VFR near the airfield. The military aircraft proceeded on missed approach from miramar heading 290 degrees and climbed to 1500 ft, should have continued to climb to 2000 ft MSL as assigned. Military air crew delayed in the climb due to an incomplete understanding of the missed approach procedures as well as radio channel changing problem. Pilot was on the instruments in and out of the clouds. Once the crew raised departure on the proper frequency, were given an immediate traffic call and told to continue the climb. Simultaneously we cleared the clouds and saw a civil aircraft wrapped up in a turn at 11 O'clock. We were already climbing but came very close to each other. High density traffic environment, actual IMC and a general breakdown in crew coordination contributed to this near mid-air.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN A MIL LOCKHEED ES-3A AND A SMA CIVIL ACFT NEAR THE OUTER LIMITS OF THE MIL CLASS D AIRSPACE. ATC HAD ISSUED ADVISORY TO THE MIL OF THE OTHER TFC AND TO EXPEDITE PREVIOUSLY ASSIGNED CLB TO A HIGHER ALT. THE RPTING MIL OBSERVED THE OTHER ACFT TURNING AWAY IN A STEEP BANK.

Narrative: LIGHT CIVIL WAS OPERATING AT 1300 FT MSL VFR NEAR THE AIRFIELD. THE MIL ACFT PROCEEDED ON MISSED APCH FROM MIRAMAR HEADING 290 DEGS AND CLBED TO 1500 FT, SHOULD HAVE CONTINUED TO CLB TO 2000 FT MSL AS ASSIGNED. MIL AIR CREW DELAYED IN THE CLB DUE TO AN INCOMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF THE MISSED APCH PROCS AS WELL AS RADIO CHANNEL CHANGING PROB. PLT WAS ON THE INSTS IN AND OUT OF THE CLOUDS. ONCE THE CREW RAISED DEP ON THE PROPER FREQ, WERE GIVEN AN IMMEDIATE TFC CALL AND TOLD TO CONTINUE THE CLB. SIMULTANEOUSLY WE CLRED THE CLOUDS AND SAW A CIVIL ACFT WRAPPED UP IN A TURN AT 11 O'CLOCK. WE WERE ALREADY CLBING BUT CAME VERY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. HIGH DENSITY TFC ENVIRONMENT, ACTUAL IMC AND A GENERAL BREAKDOWN IN CREW COORD CONTRIBUTED TO THIS NEAR MID-AIR.

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.