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Attributes | |
ACN | 185424 |
Time | |
Date | 199107 |
Day | Wed |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : mri |
State Reference | AK |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 1100 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : anc |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
Flight Phase | cruise other |
Route In Use | departure other |
Flight Plan | None |
Aircraft 2 | |
Operator | other |
Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
Flight Phase | cruise other |
Route In Use | arrival other |
Flight Plan | None |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 10 |
ASRS Report | 185424 |
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 : 300 vertical : 200 |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departed mri field for a flight wbound. Crossed knife arm at 600 ft MSL according to far 93. At point mckinzie I proceeded to the substation (a point north of) then towards the mouth of the little susitna river. The arsa begins at 1400 ft and extends up to 4100 ft. I was flying below 1400 ft halfway between point mckenzie and the mouth of the little susitna river when I saw traffic 11-12 O'clock less than a mi. I turned right to avoid the traffic. The conflicting traffic never turned. This was close but not that close. I remained outside the arsa and clear of that airspace, however, I was in the area. Pilots flying in the arsa should continue to maintain a watchful eye and not rely on the controllers only, to keep them away from other unknown traffic, not operating in the arsa.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: 2 SMA ACFT HAD NMAC IN ANC AREA BELOW ARSA.
Narrative: DEPARTED MRI FIELD FOR A FLT WBOUND. CROSSED KNIFE ARM AT 600 FT MSL ACCORDING TO FAR 93. AT POINT MCKINZIE I PROCEEDED TO THE SUBSTATION (A POINT N OF) THEN TOWARDS THE MOUTH OF THE LITTLE SUSITNA RIVER. THE ARSA BEGINS AT 1400 FT AND EXTENDS UP TO 4100 FT. I WAS FLYING BELOW 1400 FT HALFWAY BETWEEN POINT MCKENZIE AND THE MOUTH OF THE LITTLE SUSITNA RIVER WHEN I SAW TFC 11-12 O'CLOCK LESS THAN A MI. I TURNED R TO AVOID THE TFC. THE CONFLICTING TFC NEVER TURNED. THIS WAS CLOSE BUT NOT THAT CLOSE. I REMAINED OUTSIDE THE ARSA AND CLR OF THAT AIRSPACE, HOWEVER, I WAS IN THE AREA. PLTS FLYING IN THE ARSA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN A WATCHFUL EYE AND NOT RELY ON THE CTLRS ONLY, TO KEEP THEM AWAY FROM OTHER UNKNOWN TFC, NOT OPERATING IN THE ARSA.
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.