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Pilot of small aircraft Y creates airborne conflict with small aircraft X by giving an inaccurate position report approaching ojc.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 178009 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199105 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ojc |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1900 msl bound upper : 1900 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ojc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 33 flight time total : 3023 |
| ASRS Report | 178009 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 700 vertical : 30 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was returning from nvd to ojc, reporting inbound with ATIS when I was 10 mi southeast (per pilotage and LORAN). About 2 mins later, small aircraft Y reported inbound from the southwest (his transmission was not too clear, and I did not get his distance). When I was about 2 1/2 mi southeast, the other small aircraft Y reported his position as 5 southeast. Since he had previously reported his position as southwest and sounded rather inept, I looked in all directions, particularly back of me, trying to make visibility contact with an small aircraft reported 3 mi behind me. He was about 30' below me and about 500' from me at my 7 O'clock position. I had descended to pattern altitude (1900' MSL) when I was 7 mi southeast and was in level flight when I saw him. Evasive action was not necessary. The other incorrect position reporting could have led to a serious problem, since neither I nor the tower had accurate information from him.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA Y CREATES AIRBORNE CONFLICT WITH SMA X BY GIVING AN INACCURATE POSITION REPORT APCHING OJC.
Narrative: I WAS RETURNING FROM NVD TO OJC, RPTING INBND WITH ATIS WHEN I WAS 10 MI SE (PER PILOTAGE AND LORAN). ABOUT 2 MINS LATER, SMA Y RPTED INBND FROM THE SW (HIS XMISSION WAS NOT TOO CLR, AND I DID NOT GET HIS DISTANCE). WHEN I WAS ABOUT 2 1/2 MI SE, THE OTHER SMA Y RPTED HIS POS AS 5 SE. SINCE HE HAD PREVIOUSLY RPTED HIS POS AS SW AND SOUNDED RATHER INEPT, I LOOKED IN ALL DIRECTIONS, PARTICULARLY BACK OF ME, TRYING TO MAKE VIS CONTACT WITH AN SMA RPTED 3 MI BEHIND ME. HE WAS ABOUT 30' BELOW ME AND ABOUT 500' FROM ME AT MY 7 O'CLOCK POS. I HAD DSNDED TO PATTERN ALT (1900' MSL) WHEN I WAS 7 MI SE AND WAS IN LEVEL FLT WHEN I SAW HIM. EVASIVE ACTION WAS NOT NECESSARY. THE OTHER INCORRECT POS RPTING COULD HAVE LED TO A SERIOUS PROB, SINCE NEITHER I NOR THE TWR HAD ACCURATE INFO FROM HIM.
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.