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A cirrus SR22 pilot has conflict with C152 traffic because he is giving too much attention to a tcad system that he is unfamiliar with.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 601093 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200311 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cdw.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cdw.tower tower : bhm.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | SR22 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cdw.tower |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 3845 flight time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 601093 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : tcad other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 300 vertical : 50 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
This is a newly purchased airplane. I have 950 hours in the similar SR20, but the tcad is new to me. When cdw warned me of traffic, I told them I had the traffic 'on the metal detector.' they gave me a frequency change, while I looked for visual contact while maneuvering to avoid the conflict as displayed by the tcad, I failed to see the traffic until it was very close. Factors: lack of familiarity with new equipment, spending too much time looking at the screen instead of outside.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CIRRUS SR22 PLT HAS CONFLICT WITH C152 TFC BECAUSE HE IS GIVING TOO MUCH ATTN TO A TCAD SYS THAT HE IS UNFAMILIAR WITH.
Narrative: THIS IS A NEWLY PURCHASED AIRPLANE. I HAVE 950 HRS IN THE SIMILAR SR20, BUT THE TCAD IS NEW TO ME. WHEN CDW WARNED ME OF TFC, I TOLD THEM I HAD THE TFC 'ON THE METAL DETECTOR.' THEY GAVE ME A FREQ CHANGE, WHILE I LOOKED FOR VISUAL CONTACT WHILE MANEUVERING TO AVOID THE CONFLICT AS DISPLAYED BY THE TCAD, I FAILED TO SEE THE TFC UNTIL IT WAS VERY CLOSE. FACTORS: LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH NEW EQUIP, SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME LOOKING AT THE SCREEN INSTEAD OF OUTSIDE.
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.