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Near midair collision between a C152 circling outside of class B airspace, waiting clearance to pass through, and an air carrier piper PA31 transitioning the area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 382119 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bld airport : vgt |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 180 flight time type : 160 |
| ASRS Report | 382119 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 150 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Returning from kingman, az, to vgt, I attempted to contact las approach for a class B clearance. They were very busy, so I continued circling clear of class B close to hoover dam. While circling at 6500 ft MSL, I had an near midair collision with a PA31 operated by air carrier X.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BTWN A C152 CIRCLING OUTSIDE OF CLASS B AIRSPACE, WAITING CLRNC TO PASS THROUGH, AND AN ACR PIPER PA31 TRANSITIONING THE AREA.
Narrative: RETURNING FROM KINGMAN, AZ, TO VGT, I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT LAS APCH FOR A CLASS B CLRNC. THEY WERE VERY BUSY, SO I CONTINUED CIRCLING CLR OF CLASS B CLOSE TO HOOVER DAM. WHILE CIRCLING AT 6500 FT MSL, I HAD AN NMAC WITH A PA31 OPERATED BY ACR X.
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.