Close proximity GA-small aircraft GA-small aircraft in banner tow operation.

Attributes
ACN	166784
Time
Date	199012
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hwo
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1100 msl bound upper : 1100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hwo
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	166784
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 250 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was conducting a low approach down runway 9R, ATC had pointed out small aircraft X traffic on crosswind. While climbing out through banner tow traffic altitude at 1100'. The tower pointed out traffic that was approximately 200' to 250', horizontally away. I did not see traffic until last second. Traffic was banner tow small aircraft X with its banner. This is almost the same point that a mid air collision occurred, between a banner plane and an small aircraft. I should have seen the banner plane, but did not. I was busy watching the small aircraft X on crosswind. I believe, if the tower is going to call out traffic, they should call out all of the traffic. I was 'lulled' into a false belief, that that was all the traffic, when he reported the crosswind small aircraft X. Recommendation: because of the high density nature of banner traffic at this airport. All banner traffic should fly over the traffic pattern not through it. A vertical sep of 700' would be adequate. This would put banner planes at 1500' MSL.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX GA-SMA GA-SMA IN BANNER TOW OPERATION.

Narrative: I WAS CONDUCTING A LOW APCH DOWN RWY 9R, ATC HAD POINTED OUT SMA X TFC ON XWIND. WHILE CLBING OUT THROUGH BANNER TOW TFC ALT AT 1100'. THE TWR POINTED OUT TFC THAT WAS APPROX 200' TO 250', HORIZLY AWAY. I DID NOT SEE TFC UNTIL LAST SEC. TFC WAS BANNER TOW SMA X WITH ITS BANNER. THIS IS ALMOST THE SAME POINT THAT A MID AIR COLLISION OCCURRED, BTWN A BANNER PLANE AND AN SMA. I SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE BANNER PLANE, BUT DID NOT. I WAS BUSY WATCHING THE SMA X ON XWIND. I BELIEVE, IF THE TWR IS GOING TO CALL OUT TFC, THEY SHOULD CALL OUT ALL OF THE TFC. I WAS 'LULLED' INTO A FALSE BELIEF, THAT THAT WAS ALL THE TFC, WHEN HE RPTED THE XWIND SMA X. RECOMMENDATION: BECAUSE OF THE HIGH DENSITY NATURE OF BANNER TFC AT THIS ARPT. ALL BANNER TFC SHOULD FLY OVER THE TFC PATTERN NOT THROUGH IT. A VERT SEP OF 700' WOULD BE ADEQUATE. THIS WOULD PUT BANNER PLANES AT 1500' MSL.

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.