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Attributes | |
ACN | 179178 |
Time | |
Date | 199105 |
Day | Sun |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : t89 |
State Reference | TX |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | general aviation : instructional |
Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach descent other |
Flight Plan | VFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
Flight Phase | cruise other |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 1140 flight time type : 250 |
ASRS Report | 179178 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : private |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
Consequence | Other |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 250 vertical : 100 |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
While on a practice NDB approach at castroville, tx airport, another aircraft climbing from below passed below and to the left and was unobserved by me until within 300', upon which a right turn was commenced to avoid a collision.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA ON PRACTICE NDB APCH HAS NMAC.
Narrative: WHILE ON A PRACTICE NDB APCH AT CASTROVILLE, TX ARPT, ANOTHER ACFT CLBING FROM BELOW PASSED BELOW AND TO THE LEFT AND WAS UNOBSERVED BY ME UNTIL WITHIN 300', UPON WHICH A RIGHT TURN WAS COMMENCED TO AVOID A COLLISION.
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.