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Near midair collision between descending IFR air carrier-medium large transport and climbing VFR mlt. Operational error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 102388 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198901 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sgf |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3250 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sgf |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Military Transport |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure 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 : 200 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 11000 |
| ASRS Report | 102388 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 250 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
On descent into sgf we were on a 220 degree heading descending to 3000'. Runway 1 ILS was being used. Abeam the airport (east side) the approach controller gave us traffic at 10 O'clock, an mlt southbound, climbing to 5000'. We were at the time out of 5000'. The first officer and myself found the mlt but he didn't look like he was southbound. It was night. When I figured out he was coming towards us, I stopped my descent and started a left climbing turn. The mlt passed below us approximately 200-300'. I remarked to the controller that it was close. He remarked he had too many aircraft to control. The mlt was VFR, on tower frequency.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BETWEEN DESCENDING IFR ACR-MLG AND CLIMBING VFR MLT. OPERATIONAL ERROR.
Narrative: ON DSCNT INTO SGF WE WERE ON A 220 DEG HDG DSNDING TO 3000'. RWY 1 ILS WAS BEING USED. ABEAM THE ARPT (E SIDE) THE APCH CTLR GAVE US TFC AT 10 O'CLOCK, AN MLT SBND, CLBING TO 5000'. WE WERE AT THE TIME OUT OF 5000'. THE F/O AND MYSELF FOUND THE MLT BUT HE DIDN'T LOOK LIKE HE WAS SBND. IT WAS NIGHT. WHEN I FIGURED OUT HE WAS COMING TOWARDS US, I STOPPED MY DSCNT AND STARTED A LEFT CLIMBING TURN. THE MLT PASSED BELOW US APPROX 200-300'. I REMARKED TO THE CTLR THAT IT WAS CLOSE. HE REMARKED HE HAD TOO MANY ACFT TO CONTROL. THE MLT WAS VFR, ON TWR FREQ.
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.