 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Critical conflict occurs between a VFR cruising PA31 and a descending IFR FAA king air after an ATC advisory on traffic 7 NM north of gsh, in.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 575411 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200303 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sbn.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sbn.tracon |
| Make Model Name | Super King Air 200 HDC |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 575411 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 4500 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was flying VFR from 3TR to gsh to pick up a charter. Sbn approach called traffic, '9 mi southeast, 1-2 O'clock position.' I responded that I was looking. King air was descending from 5300 ft MSL to 2000 ft MSL. Nothing was said about aircraft on a collision course. As I was watching for traffic, I saw the king air and started a descent and left turn. The king air started a left climbing turn. I think sbn approach should have realized we were on a collision course and advised me or the king air to change altitude.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CRITICAL CONFLICT OCCURS BTWN A VFR CRUISING PA31 AND A DSNDING IFR FAA KING AIR AFTER AN ATC ADVISORY ON TFC 7 NM N OF GSH, IN.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING VFR FROM 3TR TO GSH TO PICK UP A CHARTER. SBN APCH CALLED TFC, '9 MI SE, 1-2 O'CLOCK POS.' I RESPONDED THAT I WAS LOOKING. KING AIR WAS DSNDING FROM 5300 FT MSL TO 2000 FT MSL. NOTHING WAS SAID ABOUT ACFT ON A COLLISION COURSE. AS I WAS WATCHING FOR TFC, I SAW THE KING AIR AND STARTED A DSCNT AND L TURN. THE KING AIR STARTED A L CLBING TURN. I THINK SBN APCH SHOULD HAVE REALIZED WE WERE ON A COLLISION COURSE AND ADVISED ME OR THE KING AIR TO CHANGE ALT.
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.