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Near midair collision between a C152 practicing basic flying maneuvers, and a christen pitts, S2, making steep climbing and descending passes through the cessna's flight path.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 480373 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dwh.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | S-2 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 760 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 480373 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 50 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
While doing clearing turns with a student, the pitts came across our path from below and left, to above and right. Following this maneuver, the pitts did an abrupt 180 degree turn, and crossed from upper right to lower left, then departed the area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BTWN A C152 PRACTICING BASIC FLYING MANEUVERS, AND A CHRISTEN PITTS, S2, MAKING STEEP CLBING AND DSNDING PASSES THROUGH THE CESSNA'S FLT PATH.
Narrative: WHILE DOING CLRING TURNS WITH A STUDENT, THE PITTS CAME ACROSS OUR PATH FROM BELOW AND L, TO ABOVE AND R. FOLLOWING THIS MANEUVER, THE PITTS DID AN ABRUPT 180 DEG TURN, AND CROSSED FROM UPPER R TO LOWER L, THEN DEPARTED THE AREA.
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.