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Pilot of small aircraft VFR at 6500 westbound had near midair collision with express type aircraft northwestbound.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 120701 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198908 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bff |
| State Reference | NE |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sjt |
| 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 | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 24 flight time total : 1680 flight time type : 642 |
| ASRS Report | 120701 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 250 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was in level cruise at 6500' on a VFR flight plan from grand island, northeast, to scottsbluff, northeast. 28 DME out from scottsbluff an express small transport twin appeared in my left windshield and crossed directly in front of my aircraft less than 100 yds away. We were both at the exact same altitude. Due to lack of response time, neither aircraft took any evasive action.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA VFR AT 6500 WESTBOUND HAD NMAC WITH EXPRESS TYPE ACFT NORTHWESTBOUND.
Narrative: I WAS IN LEVEL CRUISE AT 6500' ON A VFR FLT PLAN FROM GRAND ISLAND, NE, TO SCOTTSBLUFF, NE. 28 DME OUT FROM SCOTTSBLUFF AN EXPRESS SMT TWIN APPEARED IN MY LEFT WINDSHIELD AND CROSSED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF MY ACFT LESS THAN 100 YDS AWAY. WE WERE BOTH AT THE EXACT SAME ALT. DUE TO LACK OF RESPONSE TIME, NEITHER ACFT TOOK ANY EVASIVE ACTION.
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.