Small aircraft X non adherence to ATC instructions had near midair collision with military fgts. Pil...

Attributes
ACN	180479
Time
Date	199106
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : buf
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : buf tower : bet
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 10
ASRS Report	180479
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Small aircraft X was authorized to circle a college campus 1 mi northwest of the departure end of runway 5 with the instructions to remain northwest of the runway 5 extended centerline at all times. The pilot acknowledged and said he would not need to proceed toward the centerline, he was over his intended area. At this time he was visually observed to be 1 mi northwest of the departure end of runway 5. 2 military fgts were cleared for takeoff. 1 min passed till the fgts were airborne crossing a point 1 mi northeast of the departure end of runway 5. It was at this point small aircraft Y was observed to be within close proximity of the 2 fgts. The fgts requested to file a near midair report. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated experience as 10 yrs radar and non radar. He stated the had issued the departing military fgts as traffic to small aircraft X. Small aircraft X had reported the fgts in sight. The small aircraft had not been issued as traffic to the fgts. Miss distance 0 vertical, 500 horizontal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA X NON ADHERENCE TO ATC INSTRUCTIONS HAD NMAC WITH MIL FGTS. PLTDEV.

Narrative: SMA X WAS AUTHORIZED TO CIRCLE A COLLEGE CAMPUS 1 MI NW OF THE DEP END OF RWY 5 WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS TO REMAIN NW OF THE RWY 5 EXTENDED CENTERLINE AT ALL TIMES. THE PLT ACKNOWLEDGED AND SAID HE WOULD NOT NEED TO PROCEED TOWARD THE CENTERLINE, HE WAS OVER HIS INTENDED AREA. AT THIS TIME HE WAS VISUALLY OBSERVED TO BE 1 MI NW OF THE DEP END OF RWY 5. 2 MIL FGTS WERE CLRED FOR TKOF. 1 MIN PASSED TILL THE FGTS WERE AIRBORNE XING A POINT 1 MI NE OF THE DEP END OF RWY 5. IT WAS AT THIS POINT SMA Y WAS OBSERVED TO BE WITHIN CLOSE PROX OF THE 2 FGTS. THE FGTS REQUESTED TO FILE A NEAR MIDAIR RPT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: RPTR STATED EXPERIENCE AS 10 YRS RADAR AND NON RADAR. HE STATED THE HAD ISSUED THE DEPARTING MIL FGTS AS TFC TO SMA X. SMA X HAD RPTED THE FGTS IN SIGHT. THE SMA HAD NOT BEEN ISSUED AS TFC TO THE FGTS. MISS DISTANCE 0 VERT, 500 HORIZ.

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.

Small aircraft X non adherence to ATC instructions had near midair collision with military fgts. Pilot deviation.