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A commercial pilot, with an instructor in an AC2A, had a prolonged near midair collision with a departing C172.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 377599 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ftg |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Commander 112A |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around landing other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 250 flight time type : 1 |
| ASRS Report | 377599 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 940 flight time type : 55 |
| ASRS Report | 377603 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 30 vertical : 30 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft #1 (me) was on 1 1/2 mi final from downwind leg following traffic in for a full stop landing. We announced final at 1 1/2 mi, 1 mi, and at 1/2 mi final. At 1/2 - 1/4 mi final to runway 26 at ftg, aircraft #2 slowly rolled over the hold line. I called 1/4 mi final and aircraft #2 rolled onto the runway for takeoff. I initiated a go around by applying full power, flying runway heading while climbing. Aircraft #2 meanwhile was rolling down the runway and became airborne between 2000-3000 ft down the runway while we were flying over the runway. Aircraft #2 started a steep climb when we were overhead. We saw that aircraft #2 was going to climb into us and we made a left 90 degrees mid-field crosswind and aircraft #2 followed our action. When we rolled out on a southerly heading we noticed aircraft #2 was below and behind us and still out climbing us, causing us to continue a left 45 degree back to the east. Aircraft #2 continued on a southerly heading. We had our landing light, anti- collision rotating beacon, and strobe lights on at all times.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A COMMERCIAL PLT, WITH AN INSTRUCTOR IN AN AC2A, HAD A PROLONGED NMAC WITH A DEPARTING C172.
Narrative: ACFT #1 (ME) WAS ON 1 1/2 MI FINAL FROM DOWNWIND LEG FOLLOWING TFC IN FOR A FULL STOP LNDG. WE ANNOUNCED FINAL AT 1 1/2 MI, 1 MI, AND AT 1/2 MI FINAL. AT 1/2 - 1/4 MI FINAL TO RWY 26 AT FTG, ACFT #2 SLOWLY ROLLED OVER THE HOLD LINE. I CALLED 1/4 MI FINAL AND ACFT #2 ROLLED ONTO THE RWY FOR TKOF. I INITIATED A GAR BY APPLYING FULL PWR, FLYING RWY HEADING WHILE CLBING. ACFT #2 MEANWHILE WAS ROLLING DOWN THE RWY AND BECAME AIRBORNE BTWN 2000-3000 FT DOWN THE RWY WHILE WE WERE FLYING OVER THE RWY. ACFT #2 STARTED A STEEP CLB WHEN WE WERE OVERHEAD. WE SAW THAT ACFT #2 WAS GOING TO CLB INTO US AND WE MADE A L 90 DEGS MID-FIELD XWIND AND ACFT #2 FOLLOWED OUR ACTION. WHEN WE ROLLED OUT ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING WE NOTICED ACFT #2 WAS BELOW AND BEHIND US AND STILL OUT CLBING US, CAUSING US TO CONTINUE A L 45 DEG BACK TO THE E. ACFT #2 CONTINUED ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING. WE HAD OUR LNDG LIGHT, ANTI- COLLISION ROTATING BEACON, AND STROBE LIGHTS ON AT ALL TIMES.
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.