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C150 aircraft in cruise with no flight plan had near midair collision with military cargo C5 which was on approach to landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 371862 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dov |
| State Reference | DE |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dov |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Galaxy (C5A) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 653 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 371862 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 300 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Due to the 'high' wing design of the cessna, the C5 was not seen until it turned to my 2 O'clock while in a descent. The controller did not advise me of the traffic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C150 ACFT IN CRUISE WITH NO FLT PLAN HAD NMAC WITH MIL CARGO C5 WHICH WAS ON APCH TO LNDG.
Narrative: DUE TO THE 'HIGH' WING DESIGN OF THE CESSNA, THE C5 WAS NOT SEEN UNTIL IT TURNED TO MY 2 O'CLOCK WHILE IN A DSCNT. THE CTLR DID NOT ADVISE ME OF THE TFC.
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.