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A DHC2 flying a sightseeing tour over an ice field has a very close near midair collision with a cessna. Traffic was seen and pointed out by a passenger in the right seat. Reporter admitted that he never looked for traffic in his 9 O'clock position. Reporter intimates that other aircraft should avoid tour rtes.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 369581 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199705 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jnu |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Beaver DHC-2 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 69 flight time total : 2250 flight time type : 480 |
| ASRS Report | 369581 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 25 vertical : 15 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While on a tour of the juneau ice field, my passenger touches my right arm very casually and points to the 9 O'clock position. As I look over the cessna passed just under the airplane from left to right. I just had a glimpse of the cessna and never saw it again. I was with other company airplanes on the 'same' tour which I think the other pilot was looking for/at. In this type of flying I don't look for traffic in the 9 O'clock position. I do now! Our tour route is published. I think private operators need to avoid congested tour areas. He could've taken a different route. I should look for traffic farther to the sides and flanks. I do not think airspace restrs (ie, 50-2) would help. More pilot vigilance is needed from both parties.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DHC2 FLYING A SIGHTSEEING TOUR OVER AN ICE FIELD HAS A VERY CLOSE NMAC WITH A CESSNA. TFC WAS SEEN AND POINTED OUT BY A PAX IN THE R SEAT. RPTR ADMITTED THAT HE NEVER LOOKED FOR TFC IN HIS 9 O'CLOCK POS. RPTR INTIMATES THAT OTHER ACFT SHOULD AVOID TOUR RTES.
Narrative: WHILE ON A TOUR OF THE JUNEAU ICE FIELD, MY PAX TOUCHES MY R ARM VERY CASUALLY AND POINTS TO THE 9 O'CLOCK POS. AS I LOOK OVER THE CESSNA PASSED JUST UNDER THE AIRPLANE FROM L TO R. I JUST HAD A GLIMPSE OF THE CESSNA AND NEVER SAW IT AGAIN. I WAS WITH OTHER COMPANY AIRPLANES ON THE 'SAME' TOUR WHICH I THINK THE OTHER PLT WAS LOOKING FOR/AT. IN THIS TYPE OF FLYING I DON'T LOOK FOR TFC IN THE 9 O'CLOCK POS. I DO NOW! OUR TOUR RTE IS PUBLISHED. I THINK PVT OPERATORS NEED TO AVOID CONGESTED TOUR AREAS. HE COULD'VE TAKEN A DIFFERENT RTE. I SHOULD LOOK FOR TFC FARTHER TO THE SIDES AND FLANKS. I DO NOT THINK AIRSPACE RESTRS (IE, 50-2) WOULD HELP. MORE PLT VIGILANCE IS NEEDED FROM BOTH PARTIES.
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.