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A low time PA28-181 private pilot at 2000 ft has an near midair collision with a twin engine bizjet 13 mi northeast of ott, md.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 518369 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : ott.vortac |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dca.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dca.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 22 flight time total : 190 flight time type : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 518369 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 500 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
The bizjet suddenly appeared at about 3 O'clock position (to my right) at probably less than 2000 ft away. I don't think I saw it until the aircraft turned away from me. We were below the andrews AFB class B airspace floor right at the shore of the chesapeake bay. A contributing factor is using a new handheld GPS for the first time. This may have distraction me from my normal traffic scan. After the near miss, I confirmed my altitude of 2000 ft. Upon approaching sby, I verified my altimeter setting was within 100 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LOW TIME PA28-181 PVT PLT AT 2000 FT HAS AN NMAC WITH A TWIN ENG BIZJET 13 MI NE OF OTT, MD.
Narrative: THE BIZJET SUDDENLY APPEARED AT ABOUT 3 O'CLOCK POS (TO MY R) AT PROBABLY LESS THAN 2000 FT AWAY. I DON'T THINK I SAW IT UNTIL THE ACFT TURNED AWAY FROM ME. WE WERE BELOW THE ANDREWS AFB CLASS B AIRSPACE FLOOR RIGHT AT THE SHORE OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IS USING A NEW HANDHELD GPS FOR THE FIRST TIME. THIS MAY HAVE DISTR ME FROM MY NORMAL TFC SCAN. AFTER THE NEAR MISS, I CONFIRMED MY ALT OF 2000 FT. UPON APCHING SBY, I VERIFIED MY ALTIMETER SETTING WAS WITHIN 100 FT.
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.