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Near midair collision between a grumman american AA1, cruise sbound in level flight under an overcast and a C172 in level flight converging from east to west. No evasive action was taken by either aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 400473 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : eug |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Yankee |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 158 flight time total : 1248 flight time type : 210 |
| ASRS Report | 400473 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 400 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Both airplanes were straight and level 500 ft below variable overcast at approximately 1000 ft MSL. I did not see other aircraft until it was in my 10 or 11 O'clock position (traveling wbound). I was flying sbound. No evasive action was taken (or needed) on the part of either aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BTWN A GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA1, CRUISE SBOUND IN LEVEL FLT UNDER AN OVCST AND A C172 IN LEVEL FLT CONVERGING FROM E TO W. NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN BY EITHER ACFT.
Narrative: BOTH AIRPLANES WERE STRAIGHT AND LEVEL 500 FT BELOW VARIABLE OVCST AT APPROX 1000 FT MSL. I DID NOT SEE OTHER ACFT UNTIL IT WAS IN MY 10 OR 11 O'CLOCK POS (TRAVELING WBOUND). I WAS FLYING SBOUND. NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN (OR NEEDED) ON THE PART OF EITHER ACFT.
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.