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C177 pilot experiences a near midair collision at 8;500 feet near sax (VOR) with an airliner overtaking from behind. Garmin traffic provided enough warning to narrowly avoid a collision. The air carrier crew apparently did not detect the C177.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1180101 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201406 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZNY.ARTCC |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cardinal 177/177RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 7000 Flight Crew Type 850 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal .5 Vertical 0 |
Narrative:
While cruising enroute to phl at 8;500 feet I received a warning on my TCAS of traffic; I obtained a visual of the passenger jet on a collision course coming from my right rear. I immediately turned 90 degrees left and watched the aircraft slip passed me virtually where I was. I also started a climb to minimize wake turbulence. It appeared the airliner never saw me and had I not had the garmin traffic; I would have been struck.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C177 pilot experiences a NMAC at 8;500 feet near SAX (VOR) with an airliner overtaking from behind. Garmin traffic provided enough warning to narrowly avoid a collision. The Air Carrier crew apparently did not detect the C177.
Narrative: While cruising enroute to PHL at 8;500 feet I received a warning on my TCAS of traffic; I obtained a visual of the passenger jet on a collision course coming from my right rear. I immediately turned 90 degrees left and watched the aircraft slip passed me virtually where I was. I also started a climb to minimize wake turbulence. It appeared the airliner never saw me and had I not had the Garmin traffic; I would have been struck.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.