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Near midair collision between the reporter in an amateur built biplane maneuvering in aerobatics at 2500 ft above the ground, well off of any airway, and a commuter airliner in level flight heading for the main hub airport at 500 ft below the reporter.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 421832 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : 2s9 airport : 2f9 |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Amateur (Home) Built |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 421832 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 500 |
Narrative:
I was flying aerobatics approximately 5 mi south of lake wichita airport, wichita falls, tx, above 1500 ft AGL in uncontrolled airspace. A commuter airliner, destined for safb, wichita falls, tx, came within 500 ft of me, passing under my plane. I was not in contact with anyone and do not have a transponder.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BTWN THE RPTR IN AN AMATEUR BUILT BIPLANE MANEUVERING IN AEROBATICS AT 2500 FT ABOVE THE GND, WELL OFF OF ANY AIRWAY, AND A COMMUTER AIRLINER IN LEVEL FLT HDG FOR THE MAIN HUB ARPT AT 500 FT BELOW THE RPTR.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING AEROBATICS APPROX 5 MI S OF LAKE WICHITA ARPT, WICHITA FALLS, TX, ABOVE 1500 FT AGL IN UNCTLED AIRSPACE. A COMMUTER AIRLINER, DESTINED FOR SAFB, WICHITA FALLS, TX, CAME WITHIN 500 FT OF ME, PASSING UNDER MY PLANE. I WAS NOT IN CONTACT WITH ANYONE AND DO NOT HAVE A XPONDER.
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.