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Near midair collision between an air carrier light transport and fgt aircraft on final approach. Tower sent the fgt around during exhibition fly-bys.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 241654 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199305 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bpt |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bpt |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Fighter |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 5700 |
| ASRS Report | 241654 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 500 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
Inbound to the jefferson county airport we noticed several groups of aircraft close to the airport at low altitude. We were already cleared for a visual approach and received landing clearance for runway 16. As we were on a 2 mi final straight in to runway 16 I noticed an fgt on a tight in right base leg to runway 16 and we heard unusual xmissions on tower frequency like, 'break left, bank hard right.' I also saw a couple of aircraft making a low, low fly-by over runway 16. We realized then an air show in progress! That aircraft broke off his approach and zipped by us. Too close for comfort! I hope he had us in sight. Nothing on ATIS about air show!?! I called tower and was told there is no air show going on, it's 'aviation appreciation day!' what an excuse! My god, airplanes all over the place and too close to me. Ridiculous, unsafe.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BTWN AN ACR LTT AND FGT ACFT ON FINAL APCH. TWR SENT THE FGT AROUND DURING EXHIBITION FLY-BYS.
Narrative: INBOUND TO THE JEFFERSON COUNTY ARPT WE NOTICED SEVERAL GROUPS OF ACFT CLOSE TO THE ARPT AT LOW ALT. WE WERE ALREADY CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH AND RECEIVED LNDG CLRNC FOR RWY 16. AS WE WERE ON A 2 MI FINAL STRAIGHT IN TO RWY 16 I NOTICED AN FGT ON A TIGHT IN R BASE LEG TO RWY 16 AND WE HEARD UNUSUAL XMISSIONS ON TWR FREQ LIKE, 'BREAK L, BANK HARD R.' I ALSO SAW A COUPLE OF ACFT MAKING A LOW, LOW FLY-BY OVER RWY 16. WE REALIZED THEN AN AIR SHOW IN PROGRESS! THAT ACFT BROKE OFF HIS APCH AND ZIPPED BY US. TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT! I HOPE HE HAD US IN SIGHT. NOTHING ON ATIS ABOUT AIR SHOW!?! I CALLED TWR AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO AIR SHOW GOING ON, IT'S 'AVIATION APPRECIATION DAY!' WHAT AN EXCUSE! MY GOD, AIRPLANES ALL OVER THE PLACE AND TOO CLOSE TO ME. RIDICULOUS, UNSAFE.
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.