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Beech bonanza pilot on IFR flight plan departing and climbing comes nose to nose with a cherokee 6 on the ILS approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 383569 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lwm |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 1100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lwm |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 21 flight time total : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 383569 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
The bonanza was cleared for takeoff on runway 23, on an IFR flight plan, filed with boston. On climb out, with 1200 ft scattered clouds, as sic, I spotted an aircraft #2 descending out of 1200 ft heading straight at us, nose to nose. We were at 800 ft MSL. I didn't have time to speak, but shot my right arm out pointing out the descending aircraft, obviously on the ILS. My friend, aircraft #1, 'caught it' and made a 30 degree right turn. As the cherokee 6 passed at our altitude, it was 100 ft to our left. My friend told boston about it immediately. I could read the cherokee 6 identify numbers, but was so shaken, I did not note them. I could only visualize what would have happened, had the clouds obscured our vision. I have flown around the world in many IFR flight plans on special military contracts as well as a private pilot VFR. I have never seen such an incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BEECH BONANZA PLT ON IFR FLT PLAN DEPARTING AND CLBING COMES NOSE TO NOSE WITH A CHEROKEE 6 ON THE ILS APCH.
Narrative: THE BONANZA WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 23, ON AN IFR FLT PLAN, FILED WITH BOSTON. ON CLBOUT, WITH 1200 FT SCATTERED CLOUDS, AS SIC, I SPOTTED AN ACFT #2 DSNDING OUT OF 1200 FT HEADING STRAIGHT AT US, NOSE TO NOSE. WE WERE AT 800 FT MSL. I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO SPEAK, BUT SHOT MY R ARM OUT POINTING OUT THE DSNDING ACFT, OBVIOUSLY ON THE ILS. MY FRIEND, ACFT #1, 'CAUGHT IT' AND MADE A 30 DEG R TURN. AS THE CHEROKEE 6 PASSED AT OUR ALT, IT WAS 100 FT TO OUR L. MY FRIEND TOLD BOSTON ABOUT IT IMMEDIATELY. I COULD READ THE CHEROKEE 6 IDENT NUMBERS, BUT WAS SO SHAKEN, I DID NOT NOTE THEM. I COULD ONLY VISUALIZE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED, HAD THE CLOUDS OBSCURED OUR VISION. I HAVE FLOWN AROUND THE WORLD IN MANY IFR FLT PLANS ON SPECIAL MIL CONTRACTS AS WELL AS A PVT PLT VFR. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH AN INCIDENT.
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.