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An small aircraft flying in fmh, ma, airspace on an IFR flight plan has a less severe near miss as an aircraft flying the opposite direction flies close by.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 379040 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mvy |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : fmh tracon : bos |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 379040 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 vertical : 400 |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was en route from mvy to ack IFR. I was on a 090 degree vector. I was in and out of clouds at this altitude. I noticed a low wing piper 12:30 - 1 O'clock, coming at me, landing opposite direction. I called cape approach and asked 'are you painting traffic in the vicinity of yyq.' their reply: yes, traffic (I think they said 4 O'clock) at 2400 ft, unverified. (Obviously after it passed me.) it would be nice if these morons filed IFR when they fly in and out of clouds. I was able to read partial n-number. Interestingly enough, I heard a piper with the same partial n-number asking for advisories -- probably the same idiot. I guess you have to be careful when you have massachusetts drivers in the air.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA FLYING IN FMH, MA, AIRSPACE ON AN IFR FLT PLAN HAS A LESS SEVERE NEAR MISS AS AN ACFT FLYING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FLIES CLOSE BY.
Narrative: I WAS ENRTE FROM MVY TO ACK IFR. I WAS ON A 090 DEG VECTOR. I WAS IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS AT THIS ALT. I NOTICED A LOW WING PIPER 12:30 - 1 O'CLOCK, COMING AT ME, LNDG OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I CALLED CAPE APCH AND ASKED 'ARE YOU PAINTING TFC IN THE VICINITY OF YYQ.' THEIR REPLY: YES, TFC (I THINK THEY SAID 4 O'CLOCK) AT 2400 FT, UNVERIFIED. (OBVIOUSLY AFTER IT PASSED ME.) IT WOULD BE NICE IF THESE MORONS FILED IFR WHEN THEY FLY IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS. I WAS ABLE TO READ PARTIAL N-NUMBER. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, I HEARD A PIPER WITH THE SAME PARTIAL N-NUMBER ASKING FOR ADVISORIES -- PROBABLY THE SAME IDIOT. I GUESS YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU HAVE MASSACHUSETTS DRIVERS IN THE AIR.
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.