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Pilot of small transport made own assessment of WX and takeoff. In-flight another company aircraft paralleled his flight path at approximately 1 mile same altitude. Both VFR, no flight plan.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 126676 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198910 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : avp |
| State Reference | PA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 168 flight time total : 1521 flight time type : 32 |
| ASRS Report | 126676 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 5280 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
WX was reported as 1/2 mi prior to takeoff. Just before takeoff it went to zero-zero, but about 150-160' down the runway, it was about 1/2 mi visibility. A takeoff was initiated. Just after takeoff the WX was reported at 3/4 mi visibility. After takeoff another co aircraft caught up to this one, and while not flying in formation, it may have appeared that way to ATC, as the other aircraft seemed to be within a mi horizontally.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMT MADE OWN ASSESSMENT OF WX AND TKOF. INFLT ANOTHER COMPANY ACFT PARALLELED HIS FLT PATH AT APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SAME ALT. BOTH VFR, NO FLT PLAN.
Narrative: WX WAS REPORTED AS 1/2 MI PRIOR TO TKOF. JUST BEFORE TKOF IT WENT TO ZERO-ZERO, BUT ABOUT 150-160' DOWN THE RWY, IT WAS ABOUT 1/2 MI VISIBILITY. A TKOF WAS INITIATED. JUST AFTER TKOF THE WX WAS REPORTED AT 3/4 MI VISIBILITY. AFTER TKOF ANOTHER CO ACFT CAUGHT UP TO THIS ONE, AND WHILE NOT FLYING IN FORMATION, IT MAY HAVE APPEARED THAT WAY TO ATC, AS THE OTHER ACFT SEEMED TO BE WITHIN A MI HORIZONTALLY.
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.