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IFR mdt given traffic information on VFR mdt. Aircraft was sighted and IFR mdt took avoidance action when VFR mdt made turn in his direction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 85626 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198804 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lan |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 7500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lan artcc : zbw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : lan |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 85626 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 56000 unspecified : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Lan departure pointed out traffic, an mdt Y doing training and we saw the traffic. Mdt Y was southbound, but then appeared to start a steep turn, and as it came around the 270 degree point, the mdt Y came very close to us and we turned right to avoid the mdt Y.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: IFR MDT GIVEN TRAFFIC INFO ON VFR MDT. ACFT WAS SIGHTED AND IFR MDT TOOK AVOIDANCE ACTION WHEN VFR MDT MADE TURN IN HIS DIRECTION.
Narrative: LAN DEP POINTED OUT TFC, AN MDT Y DOING TRNING AND WE SAW THE TFC. MDT Y WAS SBND, BUT THEN APPEARED TO START A STEEP TURN, AND AS IT CAME AROUND THE 270 DEG POINT, THE MDT Y CAME VERY CLOSE TO US AND WE TURNED RIGHT TO AVOID THE MDT Y.
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.