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Potential conflict between military bmb and small transport twin in proximity of uncontrolled airspace near non tower airport unicom and military training route.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 220168 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199208 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : wv16 |
| State Reference | WV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Military Transport |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 220168 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1500 vertical : 175 |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
I was in an small transport twin approaching WV16 for landing. Had announced position on 122.9 and was talking to operator. I just caught a glimpse of a bmb approximately 1/4 mi in front and maximum 200 ft lower. At that point, the bmb was nearly directly over the airport. There was no time to take evasive action. The MTR is directly over the airport and numerous times the military units are very near the traffic pattern altitude. The MTR needs to be moved away from the traffic pattern. I suggest that the portion of MTR VR1758 be removed from the MTR system and use MTR 1754 as the routing through the area. WV16 is located near N39-03.8 and W79-25.8.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: POTENTIAL CONFLICT BTWN MIL BMB AND SMT TWIN IN PROX OF UNCTLED AIRSPACE NEAR NON TWR ARPT UNICOM AND MIL TRAINING RTE.
Narrative: I WAS IN AN SMT TWIN APCHING WV16 FOR LNDG. HAD ANNOUNCED POS ON 122.9 AND WAS TALKING TO OPERATOR. I JUST CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF A BMB APPROX 1/4 MI IN FRONT AND MAX 200 FT LOWER. AT THAT POINT, THE BMB WAS NEARLY DIRECTLY OVER THE ARPT. THERE WAS NO TIME TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION. THE MTR IS DIRECTLY OVER THE ARPT AND NUMEROUS TIMES THE MIL UNITS ARE VERY NEAR THE TFC PATTERN ALT. THE MTR NEEDS TO BE MOVED AWAY FROM THE TFC PATTERN. I SUGGEST THAT THE PORTION OF MTR VR1758 BE REMOVED FROM THE MTR SYS AND USE MTR 1754 AS THE ROUTING THROUGH THE AREA. WV16 IS LOCATED NEAR N39-03.8 AND W79-25.8.
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.