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Pilot of small aircraft has close encounter with another small aircraft while cruising 30 miles west of bloomington, il.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 155196 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199008 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : il41 airport : spi |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : v9 |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 155196 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Location 30 mi or so west bloomington, il proceeding south on V969. While looking out the window, I saw an aircraft at about my 12:30 somewhat higher than us. A few seconds later I idented it as an small aircraft. It appeared somewhat higher than us, so no evasive action was taken. As he passed overhead he seemed to have taken an evasive action of his own. He appeared to have pulled up and turned somewhat to his left. Just after he passed us my wife, sitting in the back, took notice of our altitude. It read 4700' MSL. I did not note altitude setting, however it was set to 614 MSL at lansing, il (3HA) and it did not need any changing when I departed springfield, il later that same evening.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA HAS CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH ANOTHER SMA WHILE CRUISING 30 MILES WEST OF BLOOMINGTON, IL.
Narrative: LOCATION 30 MI OR SO W BLOOMINGTON, IL PROCEEDING S ON V969. WHILE LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW, I SAW AN ACFT AT ABOUT MY 12:30 SOMEWHAT HIGHER THAN US. A FEW SECS LATER I IDENTED IT AS AN SMA. IT APPEARED SOMEWHAT HIGHER THAN US, SO NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN. AS HE PASSED OVERHEAD HE SEEMED TO HAVE TAKEN AN EVASIVE ACTION OF HIS OWN. HE APPEARED TO HAVE PULLED UP AND TURNED SOMEWHAT TO HIS LEFT. JUST AFTER HE PASSED US MY WIFE, SITTING IN THE BACK, TOOK NOTICE OF OUR ALT. IT READ 4700' MSL. I DID NOT NOTE ALT SETTING, HOWEVER IT WAS SET TO 614 MSL AT LANSING, IL (3HA) AND IT DID NOT NEED ANY CHANGING WHEN I DEPARTED SPRINGFIELD, IL LATER THAT SAME EVENING.
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.