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A PA28 on a 3 mi final of a visual approach had an near midair collision with an unknown MO20. PA28 pilot questioned lack of radar at this airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 378114 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : vrb |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : vrb |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | M-20 B/C Ranger |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 378114 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
PA28 on final (3 mi) visual approach, M020 same altitude not on frequency, northbound, passed in front of PA28 -- very close! PA28 pilots want to know why we don't have BRITE.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA28 ON A 3 MI FINAL OF A VISUAL APCH HAD AN NMAC WITH AN UNKNOWN MO20. PA28 PLT QUESTIONED LACK OF RADAR AT THIS ARPT.
Narrative: PA28 ON FINAL (3 MI) VISUAL APCH, M020 SAME ALT NOT ON FREQ, NBOUND, PASSED IN FRONT OF PA28 -- VERY CLOSE! PA28 PLTS WANT TO KNOW WHY WE DON'T HAVE BRITE.
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.