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Descending encountered small aircraft aircraft operating VFR on northeast heading. No time for evasive action.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 93725 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198808 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bwz airport : wer |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7400 msl bound upper : 7400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : un90 |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 93725 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
As we were descending through 7400' we saw an small aircraft go from our right to left in our windshield. He was at our altitude and approximately 300' in front of us. We asked the controller what he showed, he said nothing and a minute later said that he then identified the traffic as VFR. We were descending as assigned to a lower assigned altitude. We advised the approach that we were going to file a report, he told us to call XXXX. We were cleared to cross broadway at 7000 -- our radio frequency at the time 127.6. Callback conversation with reporter revealed following information: reporter advised the captain made the call to the controller and he was not aware of the inoperative was not sure if the small aircraft had a transponder. Convinced all aircraft were legal in the operation. Assumes the captain filed a report with company and that the information was forwarded to FAA.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DESCENDING ENCOUNTERED SMA ACFT OPERATING VFR ON NE HEADING. NO TIME FOR EVASIVE ACTION.
Narrative: AS WE WERE DSNDING THROUGH 7400' WE SAW AN SMA GO FROM OUR R TO L IN OUR WINDSHIELD. HE WAS AT OUR ALT AND APPROX 300' IN FRONT OF US. WE ASKED THE CTLR WHAT HE SHOWED, HE SAID NOTHING AND A MINUTE LATER SAID THAT HE THEN IDENTIFIED THE TFC AS VFR. WE WERE DSNDING AS ASSIGNED TO A LOWER ASSIGNED ALT. WE ADVISED THE APCH THAT WE WERE GOING TO FILE A RPT, HE TOLD US TO CALL XXXX. WE WERE CLRED TO CROSS BROADWAY AT 7000 -- OUR RADIO FREQ AT THE TIME 127.6. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR ADVISED THE CAPT MADE THE CALL TO THE CTLR AND HE WAS NOT AWARE OF THE INOP WAS NOT SURE IF THE SMA HAD A TRANSPONDER. CONVINCED ALL ACFT WERE LEGAL IN THE OPERATION. ASSUMES THE CAPT FILED A RPT WITH COMPANY AND THAT THE INFO WAS FORWARDED TO FAA.
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.