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Cpr overtakes small aircraft just entering air traffic area. No traffic advisories.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 183984 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199107 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bdr |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bdr |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 1225 flight time type : 170 |
| ASRS Report | 183984 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Approach control 126.95 asked me to stay at 4500 ft until 8 mi from bdr so as to accommodate the new haven air traffic area. At that point I was cleared to descend and told to contact bridgeport tower. The tower controller told me to report right downwind for runway 6. When I was approximately 4-5 mi out and approximately 2500 +/- ft one of my passengers hollered that a plane was coming at us. I did not take immediate action because I didn't know where the plane was. Within a couple of seconds I saw a cpr plane descending from behind me and to my right and I took evasive action to the left. My beacon and strobes were on at the time. I am not sure why the cpr did not see me. I did not hear the tower talk to him after I contacted them although they may have. The tower did not warn me of him and I don't believe anyone warned him of me, but because of the recent change of frequencys I can't be sure of that. This incident occurred in close proximity to the time I changed frequencys, which I suspect was a contributing factor. I believe someone should have the pilots of the existence of the other plane. Had I not had a passenger facing backwards I might not have known of the existence of the cpr until after he passed. I'm not sure what could be done to avoid this because I don't know what was said to the other plane. But if he came from behind me and since he was much faster than me I think approach should have warned him of my presence before handing him off to the tower. I believe he approached on a base leg, if so, they could have vectored him for a straight-in or downwind approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CPR OVERTAKES SMA JUST ENTERING ATA. NO TFC ADVISORIES.
Narrative: APCH CTL 126.95 ASKED ME TO STAY AT 4500 FT UNTIL 8 MI FROM BDR SO AS TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEW HAVEN ATA. AT THAT POINT I WAS CLRED TO DSND AND TOLD TO CONTACT BRIDGEPORT TWR. THE TWR CTLR TOLD ME TO RPT R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 6. WHEN I WAS APPROX 4-5 MI OUT AND APPROX 2500 +/- FT ONE OF MY PAXS HOLLERED THAT A PLANE WAS COMING AT US. I DID NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THE PLANE WAS. WITHIN A COUPLE OF SECONDS I SAW A CPR PLANE DSNDING FROM BEHIND ME AND TO MY R AND I TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO THE L. MY BEACON AND STROBES WERE ON AT THE TIME. I AM NOT SURE WHY THE CPR DID NOT SEE ME. I DID NOT HEAR THE TWR TALK TO HIM AFTER I CONTACTED THEM ALTHOUGH THEY MAY HAVE. THE TWR DID NOT WARN ME OF HIM AND I DON'T BELIEVE ANYONE WARNED HIM OF ME, BUT BECAUSE OF THE RECENT CHANGE OF FREQS I CAN'T BE SURE OF THAT. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED IN CLOSE PROX TO THE TIME I CHANGED FREQS, WHICH I SUSPECT WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. I BELIEVE SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE THE PLTS OF THE EXISTENCE OF THE OTHER PLANE. HAD I NOT HAD A PAX FACING BACKWARDS I MIGHT NOT HAVE KNOWN OF THE EXISTENCE OF THE CPR UNTIL AFTER HE PASSED. I'M NOT SURE WHAT COULD BE DONE TO AVOID THIS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS SAID TO THE OTHER PLANE. BUT IF HE CAME FROM BEHIND ME AND SINCE HE WAS MUCH FASTER THAN ME I THINK APCH SHOULD HAVE WARNED HIM OF MY PRESENCE BEFORE HANDING HIM OFF TO THE TWR. I BELIEVE HE APCHED ON A BASE LEG, IF SO, THEY COULD HAVE VECTORED HIM FOR A STRAIGHT-IN OR DOWNWIND APCH.
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.