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Attributes | |
ACN | 215806 |
Time | |
Date | 199207 |
Day | Fri |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : mkl |
State Reference | TN |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other other |
Route In Use | approach : visual |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Operator | general aviation : instructional |
Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
Flight Phase | other |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 3000 |
ASRS Report | 215806 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
Consequence | Other |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 75 vertical : 50 |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Situations | |
Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
An small aircraft reported holding over mkl VOR at 2100 ft. The normal pattern crosses the holding area at 2000 ft, therefore, I flew at 2600 ft to maintain adequate vertical separation from the small aircraft as I flew crosswind and downwind legs to mkl runway 20. At 2 1/2 NM northeast of the VOR, I was turning base leg at 2000 ft and saw the small aircraft in the position indicated. I lowered my nose and steepened my bank to avoid a collision. The small aircraft made no corrective actions and appeared to be on a 240 degree heading. He also made no additional position reports even after queried by FSS. A near miss was filed with my chief pilot. This airport has had intensive student training for many yrs and is badly in need of a control tower.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC AT OR NEAR A NON TWR ARPT.
Narrative: AN SMA RPTED HOLDING OVER MKL VOR AT 2100 FT. THE NORMAL PATTERN CROSSES THE HOLDING AREA AT 2000 FT, THEREFORE, I FLEW AT 2600 FT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VERT SEPARATION FROM THE SMA AS I FLEW XWIND AND DOWNWIND LEGS TO MKL RWY 20. AT 2 1/2 NM NE OF THE VOR, I WAS TURNING BASE LEG AT 2000 FT AND SAW THE SMA IN THE POS INDICATED. I LOWERED MY NOSE AND STEEPENED MY BANK TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE SMA MADE NO CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AND APPEARED TO BE ON A 240 DEG HDG. HE ALSO MADE NO ADDITIONAL POS RPTS EVEN AFTER QUERIED BY FSS. A NEAR MISS WAS FILED WITH MY CHIEF PLT. THIS ARPT HAS HAD INTENSIVE STUDENT TRAINING FOR MANY YRS AND IS BADLY IN NEED OF A CTL TWR.
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.