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A private pilot had an near midair collision with a king air, possibly military, in close proximity (less than 15 NM) to edwards AFB.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 449754 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199909 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mhv.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : e10.tracon tower : mhv.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : e10.tracon |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Beechcraft Twin Turboprop Jet Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1840 flight time type : 1430 |
| ASRS Report | 449754 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical conflict : nmac non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 75 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
My heading -- 030 degrees at 5500 ft, +/-100 ft. Approaching aircraft heading estimated at 180 degrees at co-altitude. My windscreen/canopy frame may have hid approaching aircraft. Evasive maneuvering taken by both aircraft (other may have been military king air). Isolated cumulus buildups to the west and north of area of operations. Was squawking 1200.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PVT PLT HAD AN NMAC WITH A KING AIR, POSSIBLY MIL, IN CLOSE PROX (LESS THAN 15 NM) TO EDWARDS AFB.
Narrative: MY HDG -- 030 DEGS AT 5500 FT, +/-100 FT. APCHING ACFT HDG ESTIMATED AT 180 DEGS AT CO-ALT. MY WINDSCREEN/CANOPY FRAME MAY HAVE HID APCHING ACFT. EVASIVE MANEUVERING TAKEN BY BOTH ACFT (OTHER MAY HAVE BEEN MIL KING AIR). ISOLATED CUMULUS BUILDUPS TO THE W AND N OF AREA OF OPS. WAS SQUAWKING 1200.
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.