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Small transport VFR had near midair collision with air carrier medium large transport at 11500' MSL. Jet in descent was overtaking the small transport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 168799 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199101 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : abe |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11500 msl bound upper : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 168799 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After leveling off at 11500' on a VFR flight plan, heading 035 degree (abe- baf). Abe TRACON told us to squawk 1200, and were unable to hand us off to ny center for flight following. We asked for a ny frequency and were advised a frequency. After contacting ny, they advised we were on the wrong frequency and gave us another frequency. After turning to the new frequency, before we contacted ny, we heard a pilot say 'we are going to level off here, we have an small transport about 500' below us.' center said 'I'm not talking to him.' I turn my head to look at my 7 O'clock and saw an medium large transport approximately 500' above me passing overhead. Then the pilot and center exchanged ny center phone numbers. When we finally talked to center, they gave us a squawk and nothing was said about the medium large transport which just missed overhead.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMT VFR HAD NMAC WITH ACR MLG AT 11500' MSL. JET IN DESCENT WAS OVERTAKING THE SMT.
Narrative: AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 11500' ON A VFR FLT PLAN, HDG 035 DEG (ABE- BAF). ABE TRACON TOLD US TO SQUAWK 1200, AND WERE UNABLE TO HAND US OFF TO NY CTR FOR FLT FOLLOWING. WE ASKED FOR A NY FREQ AND WERE ADVISED A FREQ. AFTER CONTACTING NY, THEY ADVISED WE WERE ON THE WRONG FREQ AND GAVE US ANOTHER FREQ. AFTER TURNING TO THE NEW FREQ, BEFORE WE CONTACTED NY, WE HEARD A PLT SAY 'WE ARE GOING TO LEVEL OFF HERE, WE HAVE AN SMT ABOUT 500' BELOW US.' CTR SAID 'I'M NOT TALKING TO HIM.' I TURN MY HEAD TO LOOK AT MY 7 O'CLOCK AND SAW AN MLG APPROX 500' ABOVE ME PASSING OVERHEAD. THEN THE PLT AND CTR EXCHANGED NY CTR PHONE NUMBERS. WHEN WE FINALLY TALKED TO CTR, THEY GAVE US A SQUAWK AND NOTHING WAS SAID ABOUT THE MLG WHICH JUST MISSED OVERHEAD.
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.