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Near midair collision between a PA28 descending through 2700 ft and a PA32 in level flight. The reporting pilot in the PA28 dived to avoid the PA32.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 522192 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 4n1.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d21.tracon |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Route In Use | arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| 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 : 10 flight time total : 1638 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 522192 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 20 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft 1 was descending into 4NI at approximately 250 ft per min. Pilot of aircraft 1 saw aircraft 2, out of the corner of his eye, at the same altitude and less than half mi to the left. Pilot of aircraft 1 immediately closed the throttle and entered a steep dive. Aircraft 2 took no evasive action. Both aircraft missed each other by a frighteningly small margin.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BETWEEN A PA28 DESCENDING THROUGH 2700 FT AND A PA32 IN LEVEL FLT. THE RPTING PLT IN THE PA28 DIVED TO AVOID THE PA32.
Narrative: ACFT 1 WAS DESCENDING INTO 4NI AT APPROX 250 FT PER MIN. PLT OF ACFT 1 SAW ACFT 2, OUT OF THE CORNER OF HIS EYE, AT THE SAME ALT AND LESS THAN HALF MI TO THE LEFT. PLT OF ACFT 1 IMMEDIATELY CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND ENTERED A STEEP DIVE. ACFT 2 TOOK NO EVASIVE ACTION. BOTH ACFT MISSED EACH OTHER BY A FRIGHTENINGLY SMALL MARGIN.
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.