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Near midair collision between a cherokee 6, PA32, and a cherokee archer, PA28, in level flight at 900 ft MSL over the hudson river opposite of the empire state building. The reporter in the cherokee 6 took evasive action to assure separation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 429752 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 900 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 750 flight time type : 450 |
| ASRS Report | 429752 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 350 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was northbound near empire state building along hudson river corridor at 900 ft MSL. It was between dusk and nighttime. I came up upon a PA28 at 100 ft higher, going considerably slower. I banked right and descended and passed about 350 ft under and right of him. Factors were lighting conditions, which made other plane hard to see against dark overcast sky. Also, lighting conditions made it more difficult to see his distance from me. Another factor was the relative speed difference between the 2 airplanes which resulted in my having less time to react than if the speeds were more equivalent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BTWN A CHEROKEE 6, PA32, AND A CHEROKEE ARCHER, PA28, IN LEVEL FLT AT 900 FT MSL OVER THE HUDSON RIVER OPPOSITE OF THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING. THE RPTR IN THE CHEROKEE 6 TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO ASSURE SEPARATION.
Narrative: I WAS NBOUND NEAR EMPIRE STATE BUILDING ALONG HUDSON RIVER CORRIDOR AT 900 FT MSL. IT WAS BTWN DUSK AND NIGHTTIME. I CAME UP UPON A PA28 AT 100 FT HIGHER, GOING CONSIDERABLY SLOWER. I BANKED R AND DSNDED AND PASSED ABOUT 350 FT UNDER AND R OF HIM. FACTORS WERE LIGHTING CONDITIONS, WHICH MADE OTHER PLANE HARD TO SEE AGAINST DARK OVCST SKY. ALSO, LIGHTING CONDITIONS MADE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO SEE HIS DISTANCE FROM ME. ANOTHER FACTOR WAS THE RELATIVE SPD DIFFERENCE BTWN THE 2 AIRPLANES WHICH RESULTED IN MY HAVING LESS TIME TO REACT THAN IF THE SPDS WERE MORE EQUIVALENT.
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.