<< >> NASA ASRS Report 514423, June 2001

On photography approach to tall ships entering chesapeake bay, C310 pilot encounters, up to then, not visible submarine.

Attributes
ACN	514423
Time
Date	200106
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : orf.vortac
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : orf.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 310/T310C
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	514423
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed norfolk international airport on an attempt to photograph a tall ship entering chesapeake bay. Was able to find the ship in the haze east of the chesapeake bay bridge tunnel. While approaching the ship to begin photographing, at the last moment I noticed a united states military submarine immediately ahead. Between concentrating my attention on the sailing ship, the haze and the low profile of the submarine on the water, I didn't see the submarine until nearly next to it. My assumption, flying over a stretch of open water clear of other people or objects, did not hold in this case. Flying low, you may be surprised of what it is possible to encounter.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON PHOTOGRAPHY APCH TO TALL SHIPS ENTERING CHESAPEAKE BAY, C310 PLT ENCOUNTERS, UP TO THEN, NOT VISIBLE SUBMARINE.

Narrative: DEPARTED NORFOLK INTL ARPT ON AN ATTEMPT TO PHOTOGRAPH A TALL SHIP ENTERING CHESAPEAKE BAY. WAS ABLE TO FIND THE SHIP IN THE HAZE E OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL. WHILE APCHING THE SHIP TO BEGIN PHOTOGRAPHING, AT THE LAST MOMENT I NOTICED A UNITED STATES MIL SUBMARINE IMMEDIATELY AHEAD. BTWN CONCENTRATING MY ATTN ON THE SAILING SHIP, THE HAZE AND THE LOW PROFILE OF THE SUBMARINE ON THE WATER, I DIDN'T SEE THE SUBMARINE UNTIL NEARLY NEXT TO IT. MY ASSUMPTION, FLYING OVER A STRETCH OF OPEN WATER CLR OF OTHER PEOPLE OR OBJECTS, DID NOT HOLD IN THIS CASE. FLYING LOW, YOU MAY BE SURPRISED OF WHAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO ENCOUNTER.

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.