<< >> NASA ASRS Report 564434, November 2002

Near midair collision at 3000 ft MSL between a P51D and an er-coupe, same direction traffic, 4 mi southeast of ajo, ca.

Attributes
ACN	564434
Time
Date	200211
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ajo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : new.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Mustang (P51)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Aircoupe A2
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 2475 flight time type : 240
ASRS Report	564434
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
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 : 50 vertical : 10
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was returning to chino on a local flight. The visibility was approximately 3 mi. I was on a wbound heading at 3000 ft MSL when I came on an er-coupe also headed on a westerly heading at the same approximately altitude. I passed to its right and lower by pushing down and to the right to avoid the er-coupe, estimate 50 ft to his right and 10-20 ft below at closest point the er-coupe was difficult to see being a silver color against the somewhat hazy environment present that day.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC AT 3000 FT MSL BTWN A P51D AND AN ER-COUPE, SAME DIRECTION TFC, 4 MI SE OF AJO, CA.

Narrative: I WAS RETURNING TO CHINO ON A LCL FLT. THE VISIBILITY WAS APPROX 3 MI. I WAS ON A WBOUND HDG AT 3000 FT MSL WHEN I CAME ON AN ER-COUPE ALSO HEADED ON A WESTERLY HDG AT THE SAME APPROX ALT. I PASSED TO ITS R AND LOWER BY PUSHING DOWN AND TO THE R TO AVOID THE ER-COUPE, ESTIMATE 50 FT TO HIS R AND 10-20 FT BELOW AT CLOSEST POINT THE ER-COUPE WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE BEING A SILVER COLOR AGAINST THE SOMEWHAT HAZY ENVIRONMENT PRESENT THAT DAY.

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.