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Air carrier-widebody transport came in close proximity to a VFR-small aircraft at same altitude, opposite direction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 109400 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198904 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ard |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| 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 : 14500 |
| ASRS Report | 109400 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 750 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
Approaching ard VOR on nanci 2 around lga, 11000' and 290 KTS assigned by ZDC. ZDC issued traffic over robbinsville VOR, VFR at 10800' MSL. 1 min later we asked about traffic and were told, '3 mi, opp direction.' as we completed right turn over ard I saw traffic at 12 O'clock, level, head on at what appeared to be our altitude. I alerted first officer and he came hard right as small aircraft was in hard descending right turn. Small aircraft appeared to have red markings on the tail. Closest approach appeared to be 250 yds. Aircraft passed off left side descending. I informed center we were reporting a near miss and he gave me phone #. Contacted center on ground.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR-WDB CAME IN CLOSE PROX TO A VFR-SMA AT SAME ALT, OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
Narrative: APCHING ARD VOR ON NANCI 2 AROUND LGA, 11000' AND 290 KTS ASSIGNED BY ZDC. ZDC ISSUED TFC OVER ROBBINSVILLE VOR, VFR AT 10800' MSL. 1 MIN LATER WE ASKED ABOUT TFC AND WERE TOLD, '3 MI, OPP DIRECTION.' AS WE COMPLETED RIGHT TURN OVER ARD I SAW TFC AT 12 O'CLOCK, LEVEL, HEAD ON AT WHAT APPEARED TO BE OUR ALT. I ALERTED F/O AND HE CAME HARD RIGHT AS SMA WAS IN HARD DSNDING RIGHT TURN. SMA APPEARED TO HAVE RED MARKINGS ON THE TAIL. CLOSEST APCH APPEARED TO BE 250 YDS. ACFT PASSED OFF LEFT SIDE DSNDING. I INFORMED CENTER WE WERE RPTING A NEAR MISS AND HE GAVE ME PHONE #. CONTACTED CENTER ON GND.
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.