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Close proximity GA small aircraft-ag-aircraft 2-FGT-aircraft on climbout from bfk.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 177763 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199105 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : 01v airport : bkf |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bkf |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Fighter |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 177763 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 300 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
While spraying a field 1 mi south of aurora airpark, I pulled up at the end of the field to turn around. As I started to turn at about 300' AGL, I looked to the right and saw a shadow of an aft coming right at me from the west. I started a descent and was looking for the aircraft and saw what I assume is the first aircraft's wingman at my altitude turning to avoid me. They were from buckley air base taking off to the east. Wind at aurora was out of the southwest at 12-15 mph. The field I was spraying with my spray aircraft is approximately 4 mi east from buckley. I called buckley tower 30 mins later asking why they were so low that far out. The controller stated that the IFR clearance for the aircraft was climb to 8000'. Given the regulation that on an IFR clearance you have to maintain 500 FPM climb, he was far too low that far out. There are 2 airports out to the east of buckley that have a fair amount of traffic. To have traffic that low and fast presents a problem. Callback conversation with buckley tower revealed the following: attempted contact with reporter, but unsuccessful. Contacted buckley tower. There is no letter of agreement with any ag operator. Many ag aircraft in the area. Some operations as close as 1-2 mi from airport with no contact or prior coordination with tower. Reporter stated that almost all of the ag aircraft are not radio equipped.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CLOSE PROX GA SMA-AG-ACFT 2-FGT-ACFT ON CLIMBOUT FROM BFK.
Narrative: WHILE SPRAYING A FIELD 1 MI S OF AURORA AIRPARK, I PULLED UP AT THE END OF THE FIELD TO TURN AROUND. AS I STARTED TO TURN AT ABOUT 300' AGL, I LOOKED TO THE RIGHT AND SAW A SHADOW OF AN AFT COMING RIGHT AT ME FROM THE W. I STARTED A DSNT AND WAS LOOKING FOR THE ACFT AND SAW WHAT I ASSUME IS THE FIRST ACFT'S WINGMAN AT MY ALT TURNING TO AVOID ME. THEY WERE FROM BUCKLEY AIR BASE TAKING OFF TO THE E. WIND AT AURORA WAS OUT OF THE SW AT 12-15 MPH. THE FIELD I WAS SPRAYING WITH MY SPRAY ACFT IS APPROX 4 MI E FROM BUCKLEY. I CALLED BUCKLEY TWR 30 MINS LATER ASKING WHY THEY WERE SO LOW THAT FAR OUT. THE CTLR STATED THAT THE IFR CLRNC FOR THE ACFT WAS CLB TO 8000'. GIVEN THE REG THAT ON AN IFR CLRNC YOU HAVE TO MAINTAIN 500 FPM CLB, HE WAS FAR TOO LOW THAT FAR OUT. THERE ARE 2 ARPTS OUT TO THE E OF BUCKLEY THAT HAVE A FAIR AMOUNT OF TFC. TO HAVE TFC THAT LOW AND FAST PRESENTS A PROB. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH BUCKLEY TWR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: ATTEMPTED CONTACT WITH RPTR, BUT UNSUCCESSFUL. CONTACTED BUCKLEY TWR. THERE IS NO LETTER OF AGREEMENT WITH ANY AG OPERATOR. MANY AG ACFT IN THE AREA. SOME OPS AS CLOSE AS 1-2 MI FROM ARPT WITH NO CONTACT OR PRIOR COORD WITH TWR. RPTR STATED THAT ALMOST ALL OF THE AG ACFT ARE NOT RADIO EQUIPPED.
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.