 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Near midair collision between a C172 starting a procedure turn for a practice VOR approach and a mooney in level flight converging from the left.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 439123 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : sbj.vor |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument non precision |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | M-20 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 114 |
| ASRS Report | 439123 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 50 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was practicing the published instrument approach for the VOR approach at solberg airport (N51). I was not on an instrument flight plan. I was established outbound on the 130 degree radial and was beginning the procedure turn. As I began the left 45 degree part of the procedure turn, I looked left to check for traffic. I immediately saw a mooney (red) at the same altitude as me, heading straight at me from the left quartering rear, estimated 300-500 ft separation. I pushed heavily forward on the yoke and turned left as evasive action, within 5 seconds I felt buffeting (I believe from the mooney's wake) and realized that we missed (I was still alive). I turned up and right to scan for the mooney and saw it had begun a steep right climbing turn. It continued in this direction until I lost visibility of it. I estimate distance at nearest point to be horizontal 50-100 ft, vertical near zero. I cannot think of what else I could have done to avoid the incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BTWN A C172 STARTING A PROC TURN FOR A PRACTICE VOR APCH AND A MOONEY IN LEVEL FLT CONVERGING FROM THE L.
Narrative: I WAS PRACTICING THE PUBLISHED INST APCH FOR THE VOR APCH AT SOLBERG ARPT (N51). I WAS NOT ON AN INST FLT PLAN. I WAS ESTABLISHED OUTBOUND ON THE 130 DEG RADIAL AND WAS BEGINNING THE PROC TURN. AS I BEGAN THE L 45 DEG PART OF THE PROC TURN, I LOOKED L TO CHK FOR TFC. I IMMEDIATELY SAW A MOONEY (RED) AT THE SAME ALT AS ME, HDG STRAIGHT AT ME FROM THE L QUARTERING REAR, ESTIMATED 300-500 FT SEPARATION. I PUSHED HEAVILY FORWARD ON THE YOKE AND TURNED L AS EVASIVE ACTION, WITHIN 5 SECONDS I FELT BUFFETING (I BELIEVE FROM THE MOONEY'S WAKE) AND REALIZED THAT WE MISSED (I WAS STILL ALIVE). I TURNED UP AND R TO SCAN FOR THE MOONEY AND SAW IT HAD BEGUN A STEEP R CLBING TURN. IT CONTINUED IN THIS DIRECTION UNTIL I LOST VISIBILITY OF IT. I ESTIMATE DISTANCE AT NEAREST POINT TO BE HORIZ 50-100 FT, VERT NEAR ZERO. I CANNOT THINK OF WHAT ELSE I COULD HAVE DONE TO AVOID THE INCIDENT.
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.