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A pilot is buzzed by a king air above the grand canyon. The pilot noted an anomaly with the charted airspace and the indicated airspace on the GPS in the grand canyon vicinity.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 598092 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 17500 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Beechcraft Twin Turboprop Jet Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 650 |
| ASRS Report | 598092 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gps garmin 430 other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Near miss over part of grand canyon. I was at 17500 ft MSL. My up to date garmin 430 indicated special use airspace went up to 14000 ft, so I thought I was clear. I was buzzed by a king air that looked like a government plane. I suspected problem so checked map which said 18000 ft top of special use airspace. Commercial provider -- garmin was apparently in error.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PLT IS BUZZED BY A KING AIR ABOVE THE GRAND CANYON. THE PLT NOTED AN ANOMALY WITH THE CHARTED AIRSPACE AND THE INDICATED AIRSPACE ON THE GPS IN THE GRAND CANYON VICINITY.
Narrative: NEAR MISS OVER PART OF GRAND CANYON. I WAS AT 17500 FT MSL. MY UP TO DATE GARMIN 430 INDICATED SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE WENT UP TO 14000 FT, SO I THOUGHT I WAS CLR. I WAS BUZZED BY A KING AIR THAT LOOKED LIKE A GOV PLANE. I SUSPECTED PROB SO CHKED MAP WHICH SAID 18000 FT TOP OF SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE. COMMERCIAL PROVIDER -- GARMIN WAS APPARENTLY IN ERROR.
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.