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Near midair collision between a C172 on initial climb out from a non controled airport and a beech travel-aire 95 on a VOR instrument approach. Both aircraft took evasive action.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 458841 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199912 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : blh.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 300 |
| 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 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Travelair 95 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 364 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 458841 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 400 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Prior to takeoff on runway 26, I self-announced my intentions. A travel-aire subsequently self-announced its position as at the blh VOR FAF inbound. I continued my takeoff. At approximately 200-300 ft AGL, I spotted a twin at my 10 O'clock position. I estimate it took 2 seconds before I realized we were on a collision course. We both took evasive action. The twin pilot asked if I had self-announced. I said I had. He then said he never heard me and that my radio was very weak (center later confirmed this). In retrospect, I could have waited until the twin passed. A position report (from the twin) in relation to the airport (ie, 3 mi southwest) would have been more meaningful than 'at the FAF.' and now when I conduct practice approachs to an uncontrolled field during cavu conditions, I will be extra vigilant for traffic in the pattern.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BTWN A C172 ON INITIAL CLBOUT FROM A NON CTLED ARPT AND A BEECH TRAVEL-AIRE 95 ON A VOR INST APCH. BOTH ACFT TOOK EVASIVE ACTION.
Narrative: PRIOR TO TKOF ON RWY 26, I SELF-ANNOUNCED MY INTENTIONS. A TRAVEL-AIRE SUBSEQUENTLY SELF-ANNOUNCED ITS POS AS AT THE BLH VOR FAF INBOUND. I CONTINUED MY TKOF. AT APPROX 200-300 FT AGL, I SPOTTED A TWIN AT MY 10 O'CLOCK POS. I ESTIMATE IT TOOK 2 SECONDS BEFORE I REALIZED WE WERE ON A COLLISION COURSE. WE BOTH TOOK EVASIVE ACTION. THE TWIN PLT ASKED IF I HAD SELF-ANNOUNCED. I SAID I HAD. HE THEN SAID HE NEVER HEARD ME AND THAT MY RADIO WAS VERY WEAK (CTR LATER CONFIRMED THIS). IN RETROSPECT, I COULD HAVE WAITED UNTIL THE TWIN PASSED. A POS RPT (FROM THE TWIN) IN RELATION TO THE ARPT (IE, 3 MI SW) WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE MEANINGFUL THAN 'AT THE FAF.' AND NOW WHEN I CONDUCT PRACTICE APCHS TO AN UNCTLED FIELD DURING CAVU CONDITIONS, I WILL BE EXTRA VIGILANT FOR TFC IN THE PATTERN.
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.