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PA28-181 pilot was head down in the cockpit when he had near midair collision with a climbing C550. He said the C550 was VFR so no operational error here. No evasive action reported.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 366879 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fra airport : fat |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : fat tower : msp |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : v585 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Citation II S2/Bravo |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6780 flight time type : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 366879 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
En route on IFR flight plan from fat-sac via sck at cruise 6000 ft head in cockpit talking to center? Or approach (stockton?) or (fresno?) a cessna citation climbing out missed us by approximately 200 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA28-181 PLT WAS HEAD DOWN IN THE COCKPIT WHEN HE HAD NMAC WITH A CLBING C550. HE SAID THE C550 WAS VFR SO NO OPERROR HERE. NO EVASIVE ACTION RPTED.
Narrative: ENRTE ON IFR FLT PLAN FROM FAT-SAC VIA SCK AT CRUISE 6000 FT HEAD IN COCKPIT TALKING TO CTR? OR APCH (STOCKTON?) OR (FRESNO?) A CESSNA CITATION CLBING OUT MISSED US BY APPROX 200 FT.
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.