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Small aircraft student pilot reported an near midair collision in the vicinity of iwa airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1709346 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201912 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | IWA.Airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Student |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 67 Flight Crew Total 72 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 0 Vertical 100 |
Narrative:
Returning from a solo cross-country; I was established on the published VFR arrival procedure for the flight schools; developed for williams gateway airport (iwa) at an altitude of 3;500 feet MSL in a small aircraft. (While I was in the gap I was not in iwa class D airspace however I was communicating with tower) I noticed a target moving my direction at approximately the same altitude on my ads-B. I was unable to visually see the aircraft due to its location in a blind spot created between my windscreen and the door jamb. With the aircraft at two miles and still at my altitude; I initiated a climb to avoid a collision. The climb was only 100-200 feet; so there weren't any issues with phx class B airspace. I finally obtained visual identification of the aircraft as it passed below me. Another plane from my flight school; with an instructor on board; noted that the aircraft missed my plane by approximately 100 feet and didn't seem to realize that he'd nearly caused a midair collision. Lessons learned for me as a student pilot include; improved scan for aircraft; including maneuvering the plane on occasion to check blind spots. Better radio vigilance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Small aircraft student pilot reported an NMAC in the vicinity of IWA airport.
Narrative: Returning from a solo cross-country; I was established on the published VFR arrival procedure for the flight schools; developed for Williams Gateway airport (IWA) at an altitude of 3;500 feet MSL in a small aircraft. (While I was in the gap I was not in IWA Class D airspace however I was communicating with Tower) I noticed a target moving my direction at approximately the same altitude on my ADS-B. I was unable to visually see the aircraft due to its location in a blind spot created between my windscreen and the door jamb. With the aircraft at two miles and still at my altitude; I initiated a climb to avoid a collision. The climb was only 100-200 feet; so there weren't any issues with PHX Class B airspace. I finally obtained visual ID of the aircraft as it passed below me. Another plane from my flight school; with an instructor on board; noted that the aircraft missed my plane by approximately 100 feet and didn't seem to realize that he'd nearly caused a midair collision. Lessons learned for me as a student pilot include; improved scan for aircraft; including maneuvering the plane on occasion to check blind spots. Better radio vigilance.
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.