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Air carrier-large transport and small aircraft Y jump aircraft have near midair collision in vicinity of parachuting airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 134846 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199001 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : day airport : i20 |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : rdu |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : day |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 134846 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 10 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Cleared from the normal STAR arrival to direct patterson VOR, then to day in large transport X for a visibility approach to 24L. We were tracking the 150 degree right inbound to patterson VOR when an small aircraft Y passed through 9000' from right to left and down. He had dropped jumpers at the sport xenia airport-greene county sport arena, xenia, oh. Apparently he had not followed the LOA with day approach. He was more than 2 NM from the airport and I was told that his transponder was not observed on radar (primary target only). No traffic report was passed to us. To avoid a direct hit I made an immediate right turn of 20-30 degrees and a 45 degree bank. Missed small aircraft Y by 200'. Parachute jumping was not on ATIS or NOTAMS. If transponder was off or inoperative, aircraft should not be allowed to operate near hub airports at all, period! 1 or 2 seconds difference and I would unable to send this report. When will the govt require mode C xponders on all aircraft at all times?!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR-LGT AND SMA Y JUMP ACFT HAVE NMAC IN VICINITY OF PARACHUTING ARPT.
Narrative: CLRED FROM THE NORMAL STAR ARR TO DIRECT PATTERSON VOR, THEN TO DAY IN LGT X FOR A VIS APCH TO 24L. WE WERE TRACKING THE 150 DEG R INBND TO PATTERSON VOR WHEN AN SMA Y PASSED THROUGH 9000' FROM RIGHT TO LEFT AND DOWN. HE HAD DROPPED JUMPERS AT THE SPORT XENIA ARPT-GREENE COUNTY SPORT ARENA, XENIA, OH. APPARENTLY HE HAD NOT FOLLOWED THE LOA WITH DAY APCH. HE WAS MORE THAN 2 NM FROM THE ARPT AND I WAS TOLD THAT HIS XPONDER WAS NOT OBSERVED ON RADAR (PRIMARY TARGET ONLY). NO TFC RPT WAS PASSED TO US. TO AVOID A DIRECT HIT I MADE AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT TURN OF 20-30 DEGS AND A 45 DEG BANK. MISSED SMA Y BY 200'. PARACHUTE JUMPING WAS NOT ON ATIS OR NOTAMS. IF XPONDER WAS OFF OR INOP, ACFT SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO OPERATE NEAR HUB ARPTS AT ALL, PERIOD! 1 OR 2 SECS DIFFERENCE AND I WOULD UNABLE TO SEND THIS RPT. WHEN WILL THE GOVT REQUIRE MODE C XPONDERS ON ALL ACFT AT ALL TIMES?!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.