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A BA46 crew, on approach to kase, observed another aircraft flying in IMC conditions an IFR flight plan.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 532953 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200112 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : sitwo |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 14000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ase.tracon tower : ase.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | BAe 146 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ase.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Citation II/SP |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 532953 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 533305 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 9000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On GPS runway 15, approach at aspen, co inside sitwo intersection, I became aware of a citation on the frequency. He left eagle co airport VFR to ase. At approximately 13000 ft, approach control called him as traffic and we responded that we were in the clouds. We broke out of the 4800 ft reported broken to overcast layer. Visibility was reported 10 mis. Tower again called our traffic as citation at 11 O'clock two mi. We said no contact. Target was on TCAS in the reported position. Tower asked the citation to proceed 'straight in.' citation pilot asked 'what are the bases.' tower again told us to look for traffic to follow. I looked in the reported position and saw the citation with landing lights on, descending thru the clouds. I said, 'we have the traffic, he just came through the clouds.' he was close enough that I hd to widen out in the valley to maintain enough space to continue the visual approach. The landing was normal, with the citation barely clearing the runway in time. It is obvious the citation flew the VOR approach in IFR conditions with no IFR clearance. I don't have to say that this is a very dangerous practice.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BA46 CREW, ON APCH TO KASE, OBSERVED ANOTHER ACFT FLYING IN IMC CONDITIONS AN IFR FLT PLAN.
Narrative: ON GPS RWY 15, APCH AT ASPEN, CO INSIDE SITWO INTXN, I BECAME AWARE OF A CITATION ON THE FREQ. HE LEFT EAGLE CO ARPT VFR TO ASE. AT APPROX 13000 FT, APCH CTL CALLED HIM AS TFC AND WE RESPONDED THAT WE WERE IN THE CLOUDS. WE BROKE OUT OF THE 4800 FT RPTED BROKEN TO OVERCAST LAYER. VISIBILITY WAS RPTED 10 MIS. TWR AGAIN CALLED OUR TFC AS CITATION AT 11 O'CLOCK TWO MI. WE SAID NO CONTACT. TARGET WAS ON TCAS IN THE RPTED POS. TWR ASKED THE CITATION TO PROCEED 'STRAIGHT IN.' CITATION PLT ASKED 'WHAT ARE THE BASES.' TWR AGAIN TOLD US TO LOOK FOR TFC TO FOLLOW. I LOOKED IN THE RPTED POS AND SAW THE CITATION WITH LNDG LIGHTS ON, DSNDING THRU THE CLOUDS. I SAID, 'WE HAVE THE TFC, HE JUST CAME THROUGH THE CLOUDS.' HE WAS CLOSE ENOUGH THAT I HD TO WIDEN OUT IN THE VALLEY TO MAINTAIN ENOUGH SPACE TO CONTINUE THE VISUAL APCH. THE LNDG WAS NORMAL, WITH THE CITATION BARELY CLRING THE RWY IN TIME. IT IS OBVIOUS THE CITATION FLEW THE VOR APCH IN IFR CONDITIONS WITH NO IFR CLRNC. I DON'T HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PRACTICE.
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.