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Near midair collision between an small aircraft sel in level flight and a small aircraft glider tow plane near a sailport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 281751 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199408 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : e68 airport : 568 |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1900 msl bound upper : 1900 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 230 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 281751 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 75 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Locations: northbound east of estrella mountains at 100 mph level at 1900 ft MSL. Tow plane from estrella sailport dove from my upper left field of vision. Unaware if other pilot was aware of my presence but I had to take violent evasive maneuver to avoid a mid-air. Tow pilot continued in dive to airport, taking no notice of our presence. After tows released sailplanes they dive back to the airport to pick up another glider. This is obviously done without regard for safety.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BTWN AN SMA SEL IN LEVEL FLT AND A SMA GLIDER TOW PLANE NEAR A SAILPORT.
Narrative: LOCATIONS: NBOUND E OF ESTRELLA MOUNTAINS AT 100 MPH LEVEL AT 1900 FT MSL. TOW PLANE FROM ESTRELLA SAILPORT DOVE FROM MY UPPER L FIELD OF VISION. UNAWARE IF OTHER PLT WAS AWARE OF MY PRESENCE BUT I HAD TO TAKE VIOLENT EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID A MID-AIR. TOW PLT CONTINUED IN DIVE TO ARPT, TAKING NO NOTICE OF OUR PRESENCE. AFTER TOWS RELEASED SAILPLANES THEY DIVE BACK TO THE ARPT TO PICK UP ANOTHER GLIDER. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY DONE WITHOUT REGARD FOR SAFETY.
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.