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A passenger reported they observed an opposite direction aircraft in conflict with their flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1727054 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202002 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZOA.ARTCC |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Passenger |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 0 Flight Crew Total 0 Flight Crew Type 0 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 200 Vertical 500 |
Narrative:
Flying northwest along california-nevada border near 38;000 ft. Pilot executed evasive maneuver to the right several seconds before I saw a white-topped 2-engine airliner fly to our left on the heading opposite to ours. I was seated on the left side of the aircraft; three rows from the rear. The other aircraft was in my field of view approximately one second. I was looking down; following terrain at the time. Horizontal separation was not zero; but may have been less than one wingspan. Vertical separation appeared to be about 400 or 500 ft.; if I assume that the other aircraft was also a 737-800. I spoke to a pilot very briefly to a pilot at the end of the flight; saying 'that was a close one; ...'. He responded with a four or five syllable response which I don't remember; but which was not a denial. I neglected to read his name tag or notice the number of stripes on the shoulder tabs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Passenger reported they observed an opposite direction aircraft in conflict with their flight.
Narrative: Flying northwest along California-Nevada border near 38;000 ft. Pilot executed evasive maneuver to the right several seconds before I saw a white-topped 2-engine airliner fly to our left on the heading opposite to ours. I was seated on the left side of the aircraft; three rows from the rear. The other aircraft was in my field of view approximately one second. I was looking down; following terrain at the time. Horizontal separation was not zero; but may have been less than one wingspan. Vertical separation appeared to be about 400 or 500 ft.; if I assume that the other aircraft was also a 737-800. I spoke to a pilot very briefly to a pilot at the end of the flight; saying 'that was a close one; ...'. He responded with a four or five syllable response which I don't remember; but which was not a denial. I neglected to read his name tag or notice the number of stripes on the shoulder tabs.
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.