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C172XP aircraft in climb had encounter with B737. Both aircraft took evasive action. Approach controller then gave reporter a squawk and didn't say anything about the conflict.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 399210 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : avx |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lax |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 350 flight time total : 1475 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 399210 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
As I was climbing out of catalina island, about 4-5 mi east of the airport, I was passing through 4000 ft. Suddenly, I saw this B737 on my left, extremely close to me. I banked right and dove and he banked right and climbed. We both took evasive action and missed each other. However, it was very close. I don't know what he was doing at that low altitude so close to the island. I was talking to approach control at that time, but I was not yet assigned a squawk code. A few seconds after the incident I was given a squawk code. At any rate, the controller never called out the traffic for me and never mentioned anything about it, even after it happened. I didn't say anything either and it just blew over.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172XP ACFT IN CLB HAD ENCOUNTER WITH B737. BOTH ACFT TOOK EVASIVE ACTION. APCH CTLR THEN GAVE RPTR A SQUAWK AND DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE CONFLICT.
Narrative: AS I WAS CLBING OUT OF CATALINA ISLAND, ABOUT 4-5 MI E OF THE ARPT, I WAS PASSING THROUGH 4000 FT. SUDDENLY, I SAW THIS B737 ON MY L, EXTREMELY CLOSE TO ME. I BANKED R AND DOVE AND HE BANKED R AND CLBED. WE BOTH TOOK EVASIVE ACTION AND MISSED EACH OTHER. HOWEVER, IT WAS VERY CLOSE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS DOING AT THAT LOW ALT SO CLOSE TO THE ISLAND. I WAS TALKING TO APCH CTL AT THAT TIME, BUT I WAS NOT YET ASSIGNED A SQUAWK CODE. A FEW SECONDS AFTER THE INCIDENT I WAS GIVEN A SQUAWK CODE. AT ANY RATE, THE CTLR NEVER CALLED OUT THE TFC FOR ME AND NEVER MENTIONED ANYTHING ABOUT IT, EVEN AFTER IT HAPPENED. I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING EITHER AND IT JUST BLEW OVER.
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.