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Small aircraft X controled flight toward radio antenna. Evasive action climb taken. See and avoid concept.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 271340 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199405 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mkc |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mci tower : stl |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 340 flight time type : 70 |
| ASRS Report | 271340 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Small aircraft X received a clearance on the ground at mci to depart the airspace. That clearance contained an altitude of 2500 ft MSL. As I pulled out on the runway to hold, I received instructions from the tower to depart at 1500 ft MSL. I did so. A few mins later I was departing the lowest level of the class B airspace directly east of the north end of runway 1L. As I entered uncontrolled airspace, departure vectored me to 140 degrees (or 130 degrees). As I began the turn, I noticed towers standing at 1336 ft MSL were going to be in my flight path. Looking at 1/4 to 1/2 NM farther I saw the congested area of nashua was also in my flight path. I made an attempt to contact departure. I was ignored due to other traffic. As I crossed over the towers approximately 164 ft above their tops I began a climb to 1800 ft MSL. I made this decision based upon towers and the town that also was in my flight path, and far part 91.119(B)P(C), and the fact I have visited center and was told aircraft are allowed a 300 ft deviation prior to acknowledgement. During this time a pilot made an attempt to contact departure among the radio traffic and was answered with 'I'm too busy now' from center. As I departed the airspace over the town, I began to descend back to 1500 ft MSL. At that time departure canceled radar contact.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA X CTLED FLT TOWARD RADIO ANTENNA. EVASIVE ACTION CLB TAKEN. SEE AND AVOID CONCEPT.
Narrative: SMA X RECEIVED A CLRNC ON THE GND AT MCI TO DEPART THE AIRSPACE. THAT CLRNC CONTAINED AN ALT OF 2500 FT MSL. AS I PULLED OUT ON THE RWY TO HOLD, I RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE TWR TO DEPART AT 1500 FT MSL. I DID SO. A FEW MINS LATER I WAS DEPARTING THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE CLASS B AIRSPACE DIRECTLY E OF THE N END OF RWY 1L. AS I ENTERED UNCTLED AIRSPACE, DEP VECTORED ME TO 140 DEGS (OR 130 DEGS). AS I BEGAN THE TURN, I NOTICED TWRS STANDING AT 1336 FT MSL WERE GOING TO BE IN MY FLT PATH. LOOKING AT 1/4 TO 1/2 NM FARTHER I SAW THE CONGESTED AREA OF NASHUA WAS ALSO IN MY FLT PATH. I MADE AN ATTEMPT TO CONTACT DEP. I WAS IGNORED DUE TO OTHER TFC. AS I CROSSED OVER THE TWRS APPROX 164 FT ABOVE THEIR TOPS I BEGAN A CLB TO 1800 FT MSL. I MADE THIS DECISION BASED UPON TWRS AND THE TOWN THAT ALSO WAS IN MY FLT PATH, AND FAR PART 91.119(B)P(C), AND THE FACT I HAVE VISITED CTR AND WAS TOLD ACFT ARE ALLOWED A 300 FT DEV PRIOR TO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. DURING THIS TIME A PLT MADE AN ATTEMPT TO CONTACT DEP AMONG THE RADIO TFC AND WAS ANSWERED WITH 'I'M TOO BUSY NOW' FROM CTR. AS I DEPARTED THE AIRSPACE OVER THE TOWN, I BEGAN TO DSND BACK TO 1500 FT MSL. AT THAT TIME DEP CANCELED RADAR CONTACT.
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.