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An arriving PA31 pilot has an near midair collision with a departing BE90 when both of the aircraft are assigned an altitude of 3000 ft and intercepting vectors.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 378087 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fty |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : atl |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | King Air C90 E90 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 378087 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
About 3 mi north of the airport the controller elected to switch our runway to runway 26 and assigned me a heading of 080 degrees. I had reached 3000 ft prior to the heading change. As we approached the departure corridor for runway 32 a king air called approach out of 1500 ft for 3000 ft off runway 32. I anticipated the conflict and began searching for the king air. When the king air appeared in my 2 O'clock position, to avoid a collision, I applied full down elevator which floated everything not secured in the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ARRIVING PA31 PLT HAS AN NMAC WITH A DEPARTING BE90 WHEN BOTH OF THE ACFT ARE ASSIGNED AN ALT OF 3000 FT AND INTERCEPTING VECTORS.
Narrative: ABOUT 3 MI N OF THE ARPT THE CTLR ELECTED TO SWITCH OUR RWY TO RWY 26 AND ASSIGNED ME A HDG OF 080 DEGS. I HAD REACHED 3000 FT PRIOR TO THE HDG CHANGE. AS WE APCHED THE DEP CORRIDOR FOR RWY 32 A KING AIR CALLED APCH OUT OF 1500 FT FOR 3000 FT OFF RWY 32. I ANTICIPATED THE CONFLICT AND BEGAN SEARCHING FOR THE KING AIR. WHEN THE KING AIR APPEARED IN MY 2 O'CLOCK POS, TO AVOID A COLLISION, I APPLIED FULL DOWN ELEVATOR WHICH FLOATED EVERYTHING NOT SECURED IN THE ACFT.
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.