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ZDC controller described near midair collision when IFR aircraft at 7000 ft was issued unidentified traffic and then reported near midair collision with fighter jet.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 729424 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200702 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ric.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | SR22 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Fighter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 2.6 controller time certified in position1 : 2 controller time certified in position2 : 7 |
| ASRS Report | 729424 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory controller : issued alert flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was working nebound at 070. I noticed an unverified fast moving VFR target that indicated 065. Issued traffic to aircraft X. Aircraft X reported aircraft in sight and confirmed that it was a fighter jet. The target appeared to be climbing. I issued the new indicated altitude and offered aircraft X a climb. Aircraft X was concerned that this was a very close call so I gave him the number to the center to call.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZDC CTLR DESCRIBED NMAC WHEN IFR ACFT AT 7000 FT WAS ISSUED UNIDENTIFIED TFC AND THEN RPTED NMAC WITH FIGHTER JET.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING NEBOUND AT 070. I NOTICED AN UNVERIFIED FAST MOVING VFR TARGET THAT INDICATED 065. ISSUED TFC TO ACFT X. ACFT X RPTED ACFT IN SIGHT AND CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS A FIGHTER JET. THE TARGET APPEARED TO BE CLBING. I ISSUED THE NEW INDICATED ALT AND OFFERED ACFT X A CLB. ACFT X WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS WAS A VERY CLOSE CALL SO I GAVE HIM THE NUMBER TO THE CTR TO CALL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.