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Arrival departure traffic in traffic pattern experience near midair collision. Opposite direction climbing traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 251246 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199309 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cdw |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cdw |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 400 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 251246 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 20 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
My student and I were on a 45 degree entry for downwind runway 22 at cdw where we experienced a near midair collision with an small aircraft which was on climb out from runway 27 at cdw. The contributing factors were: a very high traffic density on this sunday morning. The simultaneous use of runway 22 and runway 27 at cdw. The pilot on climb out from runway 27 had obviously a too high nose attitude, therefore, could not see traffic in front of, or above him. What could be done to prevent a recurrence: the mandatory use of landing/taxi lights, strobes during takeoffs and lndgs at cdw during the wkends will help pilots to see and avoid traffic in such a busy area. Change of traffic patterns and climb out instructions when both runways are in use.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARR DEP TFC IN TFC PATTERN EXPERIENCE NMAC. OPPOSITE DIRECTION CLBING TFC.
Narrative: MY STUDENT AND I WERE ON A 45 DEG ENTRY FOR DOWNWIND RWY 22 AT CDW WHERE WE EXPERIENCED A NEAR MIDAIR COLLISION WITH AN SMA WHICH WAS ON CLBOUT FROM RWY 27 AT CDW. THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: A VERY HIGH TFC DENSITY ON THIS SUNDAY MORNING. THE SIMULTANEOUS USE OF RWY 22 AND RWY 27 AT CDW. THE PLT ON CLBOUT FROM RWY 27 HAD OBVIOUSLY A TOO HIGH NOSE ATTITUDE, THEREFORE, COULD NOT SEE TFC IN FRONT OF, OR ABOVE HIM. WHAT COULD BE DONE TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE: THE MANDATORY USE OF LNDG/TAXI LIGHTS, STROBES DURING TKOFS AND LNDGS AT CDW DURING THE WKENDS WILL HELP PLTS TO SEE AND AVOID TFC IN SUCH A BUSY AREA. CHANGE OF TFC PATTERNS AND CLBOUT INSTRUCTIONS WHEN BOTH RWYS ARE IN USE.
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.