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A C206 pilot in cruise at 3500 ft in class B airspace, took evasive action to avoid another aircraft at the same altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 539456 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : anx.vortac |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mci.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mci.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 675 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 539456 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 4500 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft #1 cruising east at 3500 ft VFR with departure advisories. VFR aircraft #2 cruising west at wrong VFR altitude (3500 ft). Departure radar did not call traffic, haze a factor in not spotting traffic sooner. To avoid collision, had to bank hard left and decrease power. Aircraft #2 was traveling from my left to right and approaching. Kansas city departure confirmed primary target was cruising at wrong altitude for direction of travel. This event occurred under class B airspace along a departure corridor. ATC workload was moderate. ATC should have called traffic, which it later admitted it had as a primary return. Aircraft #2 should have been at the right cruising altitude -- especially taking into account the nature of the congested or busy airspace in close proximity to the mci class B airspace. My scan could have been better and perhaps I could have spotted the traffic sooner.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C206 PLT IN CRUISE AT 3500 FT IN CLASS B AIRSPACE, TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID ANOTHER ACFT AT THE SAME ALT.
Narrative: ACFT #1 CRUISING E AT 3500 FT VFR WITH DEP ADVISORIES. VFR ACFT #2 CRUISING W AT WRONG VFR ALT (3500 FT). DEP RADAR DID NOT CALL TFC, HAZE A FACTOR IN NOT SPOTTING TFC SOONER. TO AVOID COLLISION, HAD TO BANK HARD L AND DECREASE PWR. ACFT #2 WAS TRAVELING FROM MY L TO R AND APCHING. KANSAS CITY DEP CONFIRMED PRIMARY TARGET WAS CRUISING AT WRONG ALT FOR DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THIS EVENT OCCURRED UNDER CLASS B AIRSPACE ALONG A DEP CORRIDOR. ATC WORKLOAD WAS MODERATE. ATC SHOULD HAVE CALLED TFC, WHICH IT LATER ADMITTED IT HAD AS A PRIMARY RETURN. ACFT #2 SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT THE RIGHT CRUISING ALT -- ESPECIALLY TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE NATURE OF THE CONGESTED OR BUSY AIRSPACE IN CLOSE PROX TO THE MCI CLASS B AIRSPACE. MY SCAN COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER AND PERHAPS I COULD HAVE SPOTTED THE TFC SOONER.
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.