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C172 pilot on departure from runway 29L at vrb reports near midair collision with another GA aircraft on approach to runway 11R and under tower control.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 761543 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200711 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : vrb.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : vrb.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : vrb.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 761543 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
After departure from runway 29L at vrb; climbing to 4500 ft at 220 degree heading; the airport changed runways to runway 11R. At approach 500 ft another aircraft came in for landing. ATC instructed that pilot to turn right; which put it on a collision course with my aircraft. I immediately stated not to turn right as I was then in its flight path. Since I was at full power I increased my altitude to avoid a midair collision. I think I missed the other aircraft by being 100 ft higher. I think that the controller should have instructed me to turn left or not to instruct the other aircraft to turn right. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the tower must not have had the other aircraft in sight when instructions were given to turn right. The other aircraft never acknowledged the reporter's instructions not to turn; which resulted in an near midair collision.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 PILOT ON DEPARTURE FROM RWY 29L AT VRB REPORTS NMAC WITH ANOTHER GA ACFT ON APPROACH TO RWY 11R AND UNDER TWR CONTROL.
Narrative: AFTER DEP FROM RWY 29L AT VRB; CLBING TO 4500 FT AT 220 DEG HDG; THE ARPT CHANGED RWYS TO RWY 11R. AT APCH 500 FT ANOTHER ACFT CAME IN FOR LNDG. ATC INSTRUCTED THAT PLT TO TURN R; WHICH PUT IT ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH MY ACFT. I IMMEDIATELY STATED NOT TO TURN R AS I WAS THEN IN ITS FLT PATH. SINCE I WAS AT FULL PWR I INCREASED MY ALT TO AVOID A MIDAIR COLLISION. I THINK I MISSED THE OTHER ACFT BY BEING 100 FT HIGHER. I THINK THAT THE CTLR SHOULD HAVE INSTRUCTED ME TO TURN L OR NOT TO INSTRUCT THE OTHER ACFT TO TURN R. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE TOWER MUST NOT HAVE HAD THE OTHER ACFT IN SIGHT WHEN INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN TO TURN RIGHT. THE OTHER ACFT NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED THE REPORTER'S INSTRUCTIONS NOT TO TURN; WHICH RESULTED IN AN NMAC.
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.