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Attributes | |
ACN | 244698 |
Time | |
Date | 199306 |
Day | Sun |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : sfq |
State Reference | VA |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 850 msl bound upper : 850 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude other |
Route In Use | enroute : direct |
Flight Plan | None |
Aircraft 2 | |
Operator | general aviation : instructional |
Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
Flight Phase | cruise other descent other other |
Route In Use | enroute : direct |
Flight Plan | None |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | instruction : instructor |
Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 610 flight time type : 200 |
ASRS Report | 244698 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
Consequence | Other |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 100 |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During climb after the initial takeoff during a commercial pilot's biennial flight review, a turn from 250 degrees to 180 degrees was commenced at about 800-900 ft. The destination airport was edenton (ede), nc. While on a 45 degree departure/climb from runway heading, a tan/brown small aircraft Y passed directly overhead about 100 ft, coming from behind my right wing. She was entering left downwind from a wnw direction, vice the standard 45 degree entry outlined in the aim. A full call sign/north-number was never heard. This incident was witnessed by a sky diving club pilot taking off about 45 seconds behind me. He made a broadcast over CTAF at the instant the small aircraft Y was passing overhead. The witness later told me that the small aircraft was descending and turning, thus passing through the crosswind leg to enter downwind for sfq runway 25. Note: about 6 months ago a midair collision did occur at the exact place, 2 small aircraft's both with CFI's aboard! No one died, but the cause was the same -- nonstandard traffic pattern entry.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BTWN 2 SMA'S AT A NON TWR ARPT. DEP ARR TFC.
Narrative: DURING CLB AFTER THE INITIAL TKOF DURING A COMMERCIAL PLT'S BIENNIAL FLT REVIEW, A TURN FROM 250 DEGS TO 180 DEGS WAS COMMENCED AT ABOUT 800-900 FT. THE DEST ARPT WAS EDENTON (EDE), NC. WHILE ON A 45 DEG DEP/CLB FROM RWY HDG, A TAN/BROWN SMA Y PASSED DIRECTLY OVERHEAD ABOUT 100 FT, COMING FROM BEHIND MY R WING. SHE WAS ENTERING L DOWNWIND FROM A WNW DIRECTION, VICE THE STANDARD 45 DEG ENTRY OUTLINED IN THE AIM. A FULL CALL SIGN/N-NUMBER WAS NEVER HEARD. THIS INCIDENT WAS WITNESSED BY A SKY DIVING CLUB PLT TAKING OFF ABOUT 45 SECONDS BEHIND ME. HE MADE A BROADCAST OVER CTAF AT THE INSTANT THE SMA Y WAS PASSING OVERHEAD. THE WITNESS LATER TOLD ME THAT THE SMA WAS DSNDING AND TURNING, THUS PASSING THROUGH THE XWIND LEG TO ENTER DOWNWIND FOR SFQ RWY 25. NOTE: ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO A MIDAIR COLLISION DID OCCUR AT THE EXACT PLACE, 2 SMA'S BOTH WITH CFI'S ABOARD! NO ONE DIED, BUT THE CAUSE WAS THE SAME -- NONSTANDARD TFC PATTERN ENTRY.
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.