<< >> NASA ASRS Report 408290, July 1998

Near midair collision between 2 agriculture applicator aircraft at 475 ft above an agriculture field in which 1 aircraft (reporter) had just climbed up from a field he was spraying and another coming toward him in level flight. Reporter turned to avoid the other aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	408290
Time
Date	199807
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 37f
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 475 agl bound upper : 475
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 950 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	408290
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was spraying a group of fields north of munday, tx, about 1/4 mi. I had been spraying the fields flying east and west from the north side of the fields and working my way to the south edge. I had just finished the last east/west pass and was making a 'cleanup' pass from the north flying to the south, which was heading directly towards munday. When I finished the cleanup pass I pulled up in a steep climb and turned sharply to the west to stay away from town. I reached a heading of 270 degrees at 475 ft AGL, and at that time I saw another agricultural plane approaching me from the west at the same altitude at which I was flying. As soon as I saw him, I immediately turned towards the southwest to avoid him. I watched him as he flew by and he did not turn away from me or do anything to avoid me.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN 2 AGRICULTURE APPLICATOR ACFT AT 475 FT ABOVE AN AGRICULTURE FIELD IN WHICH 1 ACFT (RPTR) HAD JUST CLBED UP FROM A FIELD HE WAS SPRAYING AND ANOTHER COMING TOWARD HIM IN LEVEL FLT. RPTR TURNED TO AVOID THE OTHER ACFT.

Narrative: I WAS SPRAYING A GROUP OF FIELDS N OF MUNDAY, TX, ABOUT 1/4 MI. I HAD BEEN SPRAYING THE FIELDS FLYING E AND W FROM THE N SIDE OF THE FIELDS AND WORKING MY WAY TO THE S EDGE. I HAD JUST FINISHED THE LAST E/W PASS AND WAS MAKING A 'CLEANUP' PASS FROM THE N FLYING TO THE S, WHICH WAS HDG DIRECTLY TOWARDS MUNDAY. WHEN I FINISHED THE CLEANUP PASS I PULLED UP IN A STEEP CLB AND TURNED SHARPLY TO THE W TO STAY AWAY FROM TOWN. I REACHED A HDG OF 270 DEGS AT 475 FT AGL, AND AT THAT TIME I SAW ANOTHER AGRICULTURAL PLANE APCHING ME FROM THE W AT THE SAME ALT AT WHICH I WAS FLYING. AS SOON AS I SAW HIM, I IMMEDIATELY TURNED TOWARDS THE SW TO AVOID HIM. I WATCHED HIM AS HE FLEW BY AND HE DID NOT TURN AWAY FROM ME OR DO ANYTHING TO AVOID ME.

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.