Near midair collision between arriving atx-small aircraft and departing atx-small aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	95911
Time
Date	198810
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hns
State Reference	AK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	95911
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac inflight encounter : vfr in imc other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 75 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

VFR flight in minimum conditions is a very common and necessary operation in southeast ak. While inbound to hns another air taxi aircraft and my aircraft were flying in reduced visibility at the minimum altitudes. Fog in the area was a factor in not seeing the other aircraft until we took evasive measures to avoid collisions. Other aircraft never announced his departure from an uncontrolled airport. This is most important in these conditions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BETWEEN ARRIVING ATX-SMA AND DEPARTING ATX-SMA.

Narrative: VFR FLT IN MINIMUM CONDITIONS IS A VERY COMMON AND NECESSARY OPERATION IN SE AK. WHILE INBND TO HNS ANOTHER AIR TAXI ACFT AND MY ACFT WERE FLYING IN REDUCED VIS AT THE MINIMUM ALTS. FOG IN THE AREA WAS A FACTOR IN NOT SEEING THE OTHER ACFT UNTIL WE TOOK EVASIVE MEASURES TO AVOID COLLISIONS. OTHER ACFT NEVER ANNOUNCED HIS DEP FROM AN UNCTLED ARPT. THIS IS MOST IMPORTANT IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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.