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BE35 pilot reported an airborne conflict with a twin bonanza at 2;500 feet beneath the dfw class B airspace. Evasive action is taken by both pilots.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1385336 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201609 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | D10.TRACON |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 35 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Beechcraft Twin Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 3900 Flight Crew Type 2500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 500 Vertical 0 |
Narrative:
I had just departed jwy VFR and was maneuvering to avoid the class B airspace. I was reaching for the radio to input dfw regional approach; and saw what I believe to be a twin bonanza heading directly for me about 45 degrees to my right and at my altitude. I immediately turned hard left and pulled and the other aircraft disappeared beneath me. The 3;500 feet ceiling was a contributing factor; as was my having to look up a frequency in flight.I think the other pilot saw me at about the same time; as I believe he was starting a turn to his left when he went out of sight.there is no doubt in my mind that had I not had my head down looking at my ipad that I would have seen the other airplane much sooner and avoided what could have easily been a fatal encounter. Before the flight began; I should have looked up and made a note of all frequencies that I would need in the vicinity of the class B airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE35 pilot reported an airborne conflict with a twin Bonanza at 2;500 feet beneath the DFW Class B airspace. Evasive action is taken by both pilots.
Narrative: I had just departed JWY VFR and was maneuvering to avoid the Class B airspace. I was reaching for the radio to input DFW regional approach; and saw what I believe to be a Twin Bonanza heading directly for me about 45 degrees to my right and at my altitude. I immediately turned hard left and pulled and the other aircraft disappeared beneath me. The 3;500 feet ceiling was a contributing factor; as was my having to look up a frequency in flight.I think the other pilot saw me at about the same time; as I believe he was starting a turn to his left when he went out of sight.There is no doubt in my mind that had I not had my head down looking at my iPad that I would have seen the other airplane much sooner and avoided what could have easily been a fatal encounter. Before the flight began; I should have looked up and made a note of all frequencies that I would need in the vicinity of the Class B airspace.
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.