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Small transport encountered another small transport upon breaking out of clouds while on instrument approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 81309 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198801 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : irk |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc tracon : bdl |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 81309 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 400 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
Had been on IFR flight plan (mdw to mkc) at 4000'. Asked for 300' and broke out VFR after descending through 3900'. Visibility and ceilings were reported good rest of flight. So, I cancelled and proceeded VFR. Told center I would remain on frequency after cancelling for VFR advisories. Squawking 1200 mode C was on center had radar contact. Never saw small transport Y. The second aircraft involved was under IFR flight plan. Descending for the RNAV-18 approach at irk. Second aircraft reported seeing me approximately 100' below and in front of him, very close. Center never notified either of us as to the extreme closeness of our flts. There was a report made from center approximately 5 mi earlier when small transport Y was at 5000' and I was at 3000'.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMT ENCOUNTERED ANOTHER SMT UPON BREAKING OUT OF CLOUDS WHILE ON INSTRUMENT APCH.
Narrative: HAD BEEN ON IFR FLT PLAN (MDW TO MKC) AT 4000'. ASKED FOR 300' AND BROKE OUT VFR AFTER DSNDING THROUGH 3900'. VIS AND CEILINGS WERE RPTED GOOD REST OF FLT. SO, I CANCELLED AND PROCEEDED VFR. TOLD CENTER I WOULD REMAIN ON FREQ AFTER CANCELLING FOR VFR ADVISORIES. SQUAWKING 1200 MODE C WAS ON CENTER HAD RADAR CONTACT. NEVER SAW SMT Y. THE SECOND ACFT INVOLVED WAS UNDER IFR FLT PLAN. DSNDING FOR THE RNAV-18 APCH AT IRK. SECOND ACFT RPTED SEEING ME APPROX 100' BELOW AND IN FRONT OF HIM, VERY CLOSE. CENTER NEVER NOTIFIED EITHER OF US AS TO THE EXTREME CLOSENESS OF OUR FLTS. THERE WAS A RPT MADE FROM CENTER APPROX 5 MI EARLIER WHEN SMT Y WAS AT 5000' AND I WAS AT 3000'.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.