Near midair collision between arrival departure traffic. Opposite direction traffic proximity of air...

Attributes
ACN	234200
Time
Date	199212
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ccr
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : suu tower : ccr
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 16 flight time total : 640 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	234200
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 260
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I departed on an IFR flight plan (with bay TRACON ) to ccr. The instructor frequently checked and repositioned my throttle, propeller, and mixture settings. Arriving at ccr, I contacted travis approach control, requested radar vectors for the VOR 19R approach and the trainee air traffic controller first gave me inadequate vectoring that made in impossible for me to intercept the VOR radial inbound. After a successful set of radar vectors, approach, and 'miss,' I requested another approach (this second approach was lda 19R). Prior to the OM, I was 'handed off' to the ccr airport controller who allowed me to descend to minimums, but just after I passed the OM, the instructor abruptly took the plane controls and deviated our aircraft from continuing the approach because a departing airplane was heading directly at us. Because of this head-on near miss (allowed to fly too low on the lda approach for safe aircraft spacing), poor radar vectoring, and excessive air traffic density, the instructor had me depart for lvk.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN ARR DEP TFC. OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC PROX OF ATA.

Narrative: I DEPARTED ON AN IFR FLT PLAN (WITH BAY TRACON ) TO CCR. THE INSTRUCTOR FREQUENTLY CHKED AND REPOSITIONED MY THROTTLE, PROP, AND MIXTURE SETTINGS. ARRIVING AT CCR, I CONTACTED TRAVIS APCH CTL, REQUESTED RADAR VECTORS FOR THE VOR 19R APCH AND THE TRAINEE AIR TFC CTLR FIRST GAVE ME INADEQUATE VECTORING THAT MADE IN IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO INTERCEPT THE VOR RADIAL INBOUND. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL SET OF RADAR VECTORS, APCH, AND 'MISS,' I REQUESTED ANOTHER APCH (THIS SECOND APCH WAS LDA 19R). PRIOR TO THE OM, I WAS 'HANDED OFF' TO THE CCR ARPT CTLR WHO ALLOWED ME TO DSND TO MINIMUMS, BUT JUST AFTER I PASSED THE OM, THE INSTRUCTOR ABRUPTLY TOOK THE PLANE CTLS AND DEVIATED OUR ACFT FROM CONTINUING THE APCH BECAUSE A DEPARTING AIRPLANE WAS HDG DIRECTLY AT US. BECAUSE OF THIS HEAD-ON NEAR MISS (ALLOWED TO FLY TOO LOW ON THE LDA APCH FOR SAFE ACFT SPACING), POOR RADAR VECTORING, AND EXCESSIVE AIR TFC DENSITY, THE INSTRUCTOR HAD ME DEPART FOR LVK.

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.

Near midair collision between arrival departure traffic. Opposite direction traffic proximity of air traffic area.