Two traffic watch aircraft indulge in intramural aerial dispute.

Attributes
ACN	176504
Time
Date	199104
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ftw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ftw
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	176504
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I fly a traffic watch aircraft in the fort worth area. Normal altitude is 1000' AGL. I and another pilot in contact with meacham field tower. I requested a hold over downtown ft worth to report accident. My request was approved. The other traffic watch (Y) pilot requested a north transition crossing in front of my aircraft which was on a west heading to the accident. As I approached the downtown area, the other pilot made a 360 degree turn to the right to me location west/O a request to the tower. I made an evasive turn to the left to avoid a possible collision. After the incident the controller reported that another aircraft was in my area. This was my warning, a little too late. I don't know how this could have been avoided except if you say you are transitioning north, you should do so unless you inform the controller otherwise.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TWO TRAFFIC WATCH ACFT INDULGE IN INTRAMURAL AERIAL DISPUTE.

Narrative: I FLY A TFC WATCH ACFT IN THE FORT WORTH AREA. NORMAL ALT IS 1000' AGL. I AND ANOTHER PLT IN CONTACT WITH MEACHAM FIELD TWR. I REQUESTED A HOLD OVER DOWNTOWN FT WORTH TO RPT ACCIDENT. MY REQUEST WAS APPROVED. THE OTHER TFC WATCH (Y) PLT REQUESTED A N TRANSITION XING IN FRONT OF MY ACFT WHICH WAS ON A W HDG TO THE ACCIDENT. AS I APCHED THE DOWNTOWN AREA, THE OTHER PLT MADE A 360 DEG TURN TO THE R TO ME LOCATION W/O A REQUEST TO THE TWR. I MADE AN EVASIVE TURN TO THE L TO AVOID A POSSIBLE COLLISION. AFTER THE INCIDENT THE CTLR RPTED THAT ANOTHER ACFT WAS IN MY AREA. THIS WAS MY WARNING, A LITTLE TOO LATE. I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED EXCEPT IF YOU SAY YOU ARE TRANSITIONING N, YOU SHOULD DO SO UNLESS YOU INFORM THE CTLR OTHERWISE.

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.