Near midair collision between opposite direction traffic aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	263559
Time
Date	199402
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : prc
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8300 msl bound upper : 8300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : prc
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 210 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	263559
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 20
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At the time of the near midair collision, we were outbound setting up for the procedure turn. We reported to tower 'humty outbound' shortly followed by another company aircraft reporting 'nnw, on the localizer, straight in, 15 mi out.' tower advised both of us of each other and we proceeded. The white and blue company aircraft inbound was, we ascertained later, camouflaged against a cloud several mi behind the inbound aircraft. At the moment we saw the conflict the company aircraft inbound was already 'wing up,' right turn, evading us! The approach proceeded without further incident. Human performance considerations: limitations of the see and avoid concept.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC ACFT.

Narrative: AT THE TIME OF THE NMAC, WE WERE OUTBOUND SETTING UP FOR THE PROC TURN. WE RPTED TO TWR 'HUMTY OUTBOUND' SHORTLY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER COMPANY ACFT RPTING 'NNW, ON THE LOC, STRAIGHT IN, 15 MI OUT.' TWR ADVISED BOTH OF US OF EACH OTHER AND WE PROCEEDED. THE WHITE AND BLUE COMPANY ACFT INBOUND WAS, WE ASCERTAINED LATER, CAMOUFLAGED AGAINST A CLOUD SEVERAL MI BEHIND THE INBOUND ACFT. AT THE MOMENT WE SAW THE CONFLICT THE COMPANY ACFT INBOUND WAS ALREADY 'WING UP,' R TURN, EVADING US! THE APCH PROCEEDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS: LIMITATIONS OF THE SEE AND AVOID CONCEPT.

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.