A BE90 pilot reports a conflict with an air carrier aircraft after canceling IFR and while descending VFR through a hole near an airport and maneuvering for landing.

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Attributes
ACN	797271
Time
Date	200807
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Beech F90
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : xx
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 14120 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	797271
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 600
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

IFR en route and in a holding pattern. While holding I saw a large hole. I immediately canceled with center; received acknowledgement and descended below the cloud deck via the large hole. I was in VMC and while maneuvering to the airport I cut across the localizer. An airliner was tracking and I passed close enough to activate his RA. They had a visual on me and continued the approach uninterrupted. The area in question has no radar and they have an understandably very limited ability to identify and stage inbound traffic. Had I done this again I would be far more aware of my position. Maintaining VFR occupied more of my attention than merited.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE90 PILOT REPORTS A CONFLICT WITH AN ACR ACFT AFTER CANCELING IFR AND WHILE DESCENDING VFR THROUGH A HOLE NEAR AN ARPT AND MANEUVERING FOR LNDG.

Narrative: IFR ENRTE AND IN A HOLDING PATTERN. WHILE HOLDING I SAW A LARGE HOLE. I IMMEDIATELY CANCELED WITH CTR; RECEIVED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND DSNDED BELOW THE CLOUD DECK VIA THE LARGE HOLE. I WAS IN VMC AND WHILE MANEUVERING TO THE ARPT I CUT ACROSS THE LOC. AN AIRLINER WAS TRACKING AND I PASSED CLOSE ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE HIS RA. THEY HAD A VISUAL ON ME AND CONTINUED THE APCH UNINTERRUPTED. THE AREA IN QUESTION HAS NO RADAR AND THEY HAVE AN UNDERSTANDABLY VERY LIMITED ABILITY TO IDENT AND STAGE INBOUND TFC. HAD I DONE THIS AGAIN I WOULD BE FAR MORE AWARE OF MY POS. MAINTAINING VFR OCCUPIED MORE OF MY ATTN THAN MERITED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.