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While IFR in a holding pattern, pilot in a PA44 saw piper meridian pass over his aircraft at approximately 40 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 494899 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : fpr.ndb |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mia.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PA-44 Seminole Turbo Seminole |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other ndb |
| Flight Phase | cruise : holding |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument non precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | Other |
| Make Model Name | Piper Twin Turboprop Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 28 flight time total : 550 flight time type : 28 |
| ASRS Report | 494899 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical conflict : nmac non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 40 vertical : 40 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
While executing the published hold for fpr NDB, flying outbound heading 262 degrees, holding west, company aircraft's piper meridian passed over the nose of the aircraft within 100 ft from approximately my 10 O'clock position while descending. My landing light and wingtip strobe lights were operating at this time. The aircraft was not seen until it was almost directly overhead and above. ZMA never had a mode C return from this aircraft but we were able to identify this aircraft, remembering it performed its runup next to me. Identify was confirmed when the aircraft was followed to vrb, its home base.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE IFR IN A HOLDING PATTERN, PLT IN A PA44 SAW PIPER MERIDIAN PASS OVER HIS ACFT AT APPROX 40 FT.
Narrative: WHILE EXECUTING THE PUBLISHED HOLD FOR FPR NDB, FLYING OUTBOUND HDG 262 DEGS, HOLDING W, COMPANY ACFT'S PIPER MERIDIAN PASSED OVER THE NOSE OF THE ACFT WITHIN 100 FT FROM APPROX MY 10 O'CLOCK POS WHILE DSNDING. MY LNDG LIGHT AND WINGTIP STROBE LIGHTS WERE OPERATING AT THIS TIME. THE ACFT WAS NOT SEEN UNTIL IT WAS ALMOST DIRECTLY OVERHEAD AND ABOVE. ZMA NEVER HAD A MODE C RETURN FROM THIS ACFT BUT WE WERE ABLE TO IDENT THIS ACFT, REMEMBERING IT PERFORMED ITS RUNUP NEXT TO ME. IDENT WAS CONFIRMED WHEN THE ACFT WAS FOLLOWED TO VRB, ITS HOME BASE.
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.