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Pilot of an small aircraft sel high wing aircraft was informed by ATC that he was involved in a near miss with another aircraft while transitioning from class C airspace to class east airspace at 2500 ft. Since the reporter did not see the other aircraft he does not know how close or what type the other aircraft might have been.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 400353 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ntu |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : orf tower : lga |
| 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 | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 400353 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On apr/xx/98, at approximately XX45 am, we were transitioning from norfolk to oceana at 2500 ft and were apparently involved in a near miss, however, without seeing, hearing, or being asked to look out for another aircraft, we cannot confirm this occurrence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL HIGH WING ACFT WAS INFORMED BY ATC THAT HE WAS INVOLVED IN A NEAR MISS WITH ANOTHER ACFT WHILE TRANSITIONING FROM CLASS C AIRSPACE TO CLASS E AIRSPACE AT 2500 FT. SINCE THE RPTR DID NOT SEE THE OTHER ACFT HE DOES NOT KNOW HOW CLOSE OR WHAT TYPE THE OTHER ACFT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
Narrative: ON APR/XX/98, AT APPROX XX45 AM, WE WERE TRANSITIONING FROM NORFOLK TO OCEANA AT 2500 FT AND WERE APPARENTLY INVOLVED IN A NEAR MISS, HOWEVER, WITHOUT SEEING, HEARING, OR BEING ASKED TO LOOK OUT FOR ANOTHER ACFT, WE CANNOT CONFIRM THIS OCCURRENCE.
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.