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2 small aircraft pilots come into close proximity of each other while flying low over the florida coastline southeast of X26.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 152341 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199007 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : x26 airport : mlb |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 152341 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 500 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Cruising at 8000' southbound coastline 4 mi southeast sebastian airport. Made right turn back to north to proceed to mlb. Saw a light twin small aircraft 1 mi north and lower heading southwest, toward me. At this time I was over coast at 1000' AGL, twin at 500' AGL. Twin did steep pull up while heading toward myself. I began to climb and pass to right of twin. Became obvious other pilot hadn't seen me and distance was closing so I lower nose to pass below and right while keeping visibility. I think light twin pilot saw me at about 500-300' sep. Climb clear, circled back to look me over. I headed north, light twin south. Problems: just poor haze and visibility. Light twin small aircraft was maneuvering quite abruptly at low altitude and high speeds. He may have been practicing maneuvers, but as a mei I know he was to low for this. Corrective actions: avoid abrupt maneuvers at low altitude/high speed. See and avoid. Follow right of way procedures.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: 2 SMA PLTS COME INTO CLOSE PROX OF EACH OTHER WHILE FLYING LOW OVER THE FLORIDA COASTLINE SOUTHEAST OF X26.
Narrative: CRUISING AT 8000' SBND COASTLINE 4 MI SE SEBASTIAN ARPT. MADE RIGHT TURN BACK TO N TO PROCEED TO MLB. SAW A LIGHT TWIN SMA 1 MI N AND LOWER HDG SW, TOWARD ME. AT THIS TIME I WAS OVER COAST AT 1000' AGL, TWIN AT 500' AGL. TWIN DID STEEP PULL UP WHILE HDG TOWARD MYSELF. I BEGAN TO CLB AND PASS TO RIGHT OF TWIN. BECAME OBVIOUS OTHER PLT HADN'T SEEN ME AND DISTANCE WAS CLOSING SO I LOWER NOSE TO PASS BELOW AND RIGHT WHILE KEEPING VIS. I THINK LIGHT TWIN PLT SAW ME AT ABOUT 500-300' SEP. CLB CLR, CIRCLED BACK TO LOOK ME OVER. I HEADED N, LIGHT TWIN S. PROBS: JUST POOR HAZE AND VISIBILITY. LIGHT TWIN SMA WAS MANEUVERING QUITE ABRUPTLY AT LOW ALT AND HIGH SPDS. HE MAY HAVE BEEN PRACTICING MANEUVERS, BUT AS A MEI I KNOW HE WAS TO LOW FOR THIS. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: AVOID ABRUPT MANEUVERS AT LOW ALT/HIGH SPD. SEE AND AVOID. FOLLOW RIGHT OF WAY PROCS.
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.