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Near midair collision between a cessna caravan 208 with military jumpers just outside a restr area orbiting at the request of ATC and a military F16 passing within 50 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 513132 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 7500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | Other |
| Make Model Name | Caravan 1 208A |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : holding |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Fighting Falcon F16 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 513132 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | oversight : coordinator |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert controller : separated traffic none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 50 vertical : 50 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was PIC of a C208 caravan that was dropping military static line parachutist in restricted airspace. I had dropped 4 on the first pass and was coming around for the second when the D2 called up and said 'nxxxx, hold your jumpers.' I made another orbit, and noticed that F16's were flying all through my airspace. I moved west about 2 mi to move off of the restr airspace. After several orbits outside the restricted airspace, my windshield was filled with a gray F16. We missed each other by about 50 ft horizontal and 50 ft vertical.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BTWN A CESSNA CARAVAN 208 WITH MIL JUMPERS JUST OUTSIDE A RESTR AREA ORBITING AT THE REQUEST OF ATC AND A MIL F16 PASSING WITHIN 50 FT.
Narrative: I WAS PIC OF A C208 CARAVAN THAT WAS DROPPING MIL STATIC LINE PARACHUTIST IN RESTRICTED AIRSPACE. I HAD DROPPED 4 ON THE FIRST PASS AND WAS COMING AROUND FOR THE SECOND WHEN THE D2 CALLED UP AND SAID 'NXXXX, HOLD YOUR JUMPERS.' I MADE ANOTHER ORBIT, AND NOTICED THAT F16'S WERE FLYING ALL THROUGH MY AIRSPACE. I MOVED W ABOUT 2 MI TO MOVE OFF OF THE RESTR AIRSPACE. AFTER SEVERAL ORBITS OUTSIDE THE RESTRICTED AIRSPACE, MY WINDSHIELD WAS FILLED WITH A GRAY F16. WE MISSED EACH OTHER BY ABOUT 50 FT HORIZ AND 50 FT VERT.
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.