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Traffic watch aircraft turns back toward class B airspace and enters without clearance. Creates an near midair collision.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 288473 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199411 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| 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 | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 330 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 288473 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 500 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
It would be best to describe what happened by recounting the xmissions between myself and newark tower. It also must be understood that my job entails listening to xx broadcasting in my left ear and ATC facilities in my right. At the time of the incident I was making a recording for broadcast on a local radio station. Hereafter ewr will refer to newark tower and abc will refer to my aircraft. Ewr: abc, leaving the class B airspace, squawk VFR, frequency change approved. Abc: 'roger newark. Thank you and have a good day.' at this time I was completing the recording and changing my transponder code to VFR. After about 30 seconds I realized I had neglected to report on some traffic on the garden state parkway to the broadcasting ground station. At that point I proceeded to turn back eastbound to get a better view to make my report. Being just cleared from the airspace I tried to remain outside at which time I heard this: ewr: 'cessna abc it looks like you've got someone in your face there. It seems abc has reentered the class B. Abc, what are you doing? I thought you were heading west.' abc: 'yes sir I know but I needed to view the parkway one more time to make a report but I guess the cessna's got it. Sorry about that. Heading west now for abc.' ewr: 'ok then.' cessna abd was another traffic reporting plane which I came within about 500 ft of at this time. Upon seeing the traffic and hearing ewr I immediately banked to the left and headed west. I believed I was remaining just outside ewr's class B. Having been just cleared. I assumed ewr still had me on radar and could see I was just outside. I guess not.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TFC WATCH ACFT TURNS BACK TOWARD CLASS B AIRSPACE AND ENTERS WITHOUT CLRNC. CREATES AN NMAC.
Narrative: IT WOULD BE BEST TO DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENED BY RECOUNTING THE XMISSIONS BTWN MYSELF AND NEWARK TWR. IT ALSO MUST BE UNDERSTOOD THAT MY JOB ENTAILS LISTENING TO XX BROADCASTING IN MY L EAR AND ATC FACILITIES IN MY R. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT I WAS MAKING A RECORDING FOR BROADCAST ON A LCL RADIO STATION. HEREAFTER EWR WILL REFER TO NEWARK TWR AND ABC WILL REFER TO MY ACFT. EWR: ABC, LEAVING THE CLASS B AIRSPACE, SQUAWK VFR, FREQ CHANGE APPROVED. ABC: 'ROGER NEWARK. THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD DAY.' AT THIS TIME I WAS COMPLETING THE RECORDING AND CHANGING MY XPONDER CODE TO VFR. AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS I REALIZED I HAD NEGLECTED TO RPT ON SOME TFC ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY TO THE BROADCASTING GND STATION. AT THAT POINT I PROCEEDED TO TURN BACK EBOUND TO GET A BETTER VIEW TO MAKE MY RPT. BEING JUST CLRED FROM THE AIRSPACE I TRIED TO REMAIN OUTSIDE AT WHICH TIME I HEARD THIS: EWR: 'CESSNA ABC IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE GOT SOMEONE IN YOUR FACE THERE. IT SEEMS ABC HAS REENTERED THE CLASS B. ABC, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I THOUGHT YOU WERE HDG W.' ABC: 'YES SIR I KNOW BUT I NEEDED TO VIEW THE PARKWAY ONE MORE TIME TO MAKE A RPT BUT I GUESS THE CESSNA'S GOT IT. SORRY ABOUT THAT. HDG W NOW FOR ABC.' EWR: 'OK THEN.' CESSNA ABD WAS ANOTHER TFC RPTING PLANE WHICH I CAME WITHIN ABOUT 500 FT OF AT THIS TIME. UPON SEEING THE TFC AND HEARING EWR I IMMEDIATELY BANKED TO THE L AND HEADED W. I BELIEVED I WAS REMAINING JUST OUTSIDE EWR'S CLASS B. HAVING BEEN JUST CLRED. I ASSUMED EWR STILL HAD ME ON RADAR AND COULD SEE I WAS JUST OUTSIDE. I GUESS NOT.
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.