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A C550 flight crew is surprised when a king air passes 100 ft directly over them in the opposite direction while proceeding VFR to tus, az.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 464427 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200002 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : tus.vortac |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 14500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mmu.tower |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Citation II S2/Bravo |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | arrival : vfr enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Super King Air 200 HDC |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | flight crew : captain |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 8700 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 464427 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
C550 level at 14500 ft northwest of apache peak, nwbound toward tucson for practice approachs, squawking XXXX, with instructions to contact tucson approach on frequency 125.1. Prior to establishing contact with tucson approach, a white with orange C12 type king air crossed directly overhead at approximately 100+ ft. Tucson TRACON frequency was saturated and it took an inordinate amount of time to contact. Telephone conversation with controllers advised me that the sbound aircraft was not noticed or seen until after the handoff at the edge of the libby radar.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C550 FLC IS SURPRISED WHEN A KING AIR PASSES 100 FT DIRECTLY OVER THEM IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WHILE PROCEEDING VFR TO TUS, AZ.
Narrative: C550 LEVEL AT 14500 FT NW OF APACHE PEAK, NWBOUND TOWARD TUCSON FOR PRACTICE APCHS, SQUAWKING XXXX, WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTACT TUCSON APCH ON FREQ 125.1. PRIOR TO ESTABLISHING CONTACT WITH TUCSON APCH, A WHITE WITH ORANGE C12 TYPE KING AIR CROSSED DIRECTLY OVERHEAD AT APPROX 100+ FT. TUCSON TRACON FREQ WAS SATURATED AND IT TOOK AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF TIME TO CONTACT. TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH CTLRS ADVISED ME THAT THE SBOUND ACFT WAS NOT NOTICED OR SEEN UNTIL AFTER THE HDOF AT THE EDGE OF THE LIBBY RADAR.
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.