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Attributes | |
ACN | 130344 |
Time | |
Date | 198912 |
Day | Fri |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : sjt |
State Reference | TX |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 6200 msl bound upper : 6500 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : sjt tower : pao |
Operator | other |
Make Model Name | Military Trainer |
Flight Phase | descent other |
Route In Use | arrival other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
Flight Phase | cruise other |
Flight Plan | None |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : approach |
Qualification | controller : non radar |
Experience | controller military : 6 controller non radar : 7 |
ASRS Report | 130344 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : military |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : military |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
Consequence | Other |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 500 vertical : 300 |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was working sjt approach control. I cleared MTR X for the high ILS approach. MTR X reported out of 8000' on the approach. MTR X advised me of a near midair with a VFR small aircraft at 6500' MSL. The small aircraft was not talking to me or to sjt tower. As it often happens, the light aircraft was unknown traffic. Sjt is one of, if not the busiest non radar approach controllers in the us, and this happens almost daily. West/O radar it will continue to happen until 2 aircraft do run together.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MIL ACFT MAKING NA IFR APCH REPORTED A NMAC WITH AN UNKNOWN ACFT.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING SJT APCH CTL. I CLRED MTR X FOR THE HIGH ILS APCH. MTR X RPTED OUT OF 8000' ON THE APCH. MTR X ADVISED ME OF A NEAR MIDAIR WITH A VFR SMA AT 6500' MSL. THE SMA WAS NOT TALKING TO ME OR TO SJT TWR. AS IT OFTEN HAPPENS, THE LIGHT ACFT WAS UNKNOWN TFC. SJT IS ONE OF, IF NOT THE BUSIEST NON RADAR APCH CTLRS IN THE U.S., AND THIS HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY. W/O RADAR IT WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN UNTIL 2 ACFT DO RUN TOGETHER.
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.