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Attributes | |
ACN | 297214 |
Time | |
Date | 199502 |
Day | Tue |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : hou airport : hou1 |
State Reference | TX |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | IMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : hou |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | ground : holding |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Operator | general aviation : corporate |
Make Model Name | Learjet 35 |
Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 17100 flight time type : 12000 |
ASRS Report | 297214 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : ground critical conflict : nmac other spatial deviation |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
Consequence | Other |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 100 |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Taxied out for takeoff - visibility 4500 ft RVR - tower couldn't see - had to call passing runways 12L, 12R and 17 while on taxiway H. Once past runway 17 switched to tower, told to taxi up and hold short, aircraft on a 1 mi final. Very shortly a white lear 35 descended out of the clouds right at us. Approximately 20- 30 degrees off runway heading (to the left). We observed aircraft pitch altitude change to a climb and a left bank commenced to miss my tail (B-727 tail 37 ft). He went behind us. We, passenger, could see, feel, and hear the lear. I had no time to respond other than to broadcast 'don't hit me' on tower. Passenger on board were very concerned, scared. NDB approach to runway 4 at hobby has RVR 4000 ft minimums, seems very low for a CAT 1 ILS runway. I have no idea what approach was being flown.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B-737 ON GND HOLDING SHORT FOR TKOF. LEAR 35 ON APCH, LOW VISIBILITY CEILING BROKE OUT L OF COURSE. GAR WAS INITIATED, PASSED OVER HOLDING ACFT LOW AND BEHIND.
Narrative: TAXIED OUT FOR TKOF - VIS 4500 FT RVR - TWR COULDN'T SEE - HAD TO CALL PASSING RWYS 12L, 12R AND 17 WHILE ON TXWY H. ONCE PAST RWY 17 SWITCHED TO TWR, TOLD TO TAXI UP AND HOLD SHORT, ACFT ON A 1 MI FINAL. VERY SHORTLY A WHITE LEAR 35 DSNDED OUT OF THE CLOUDS RIGHT AT US. APPROX 20- 30 DEGS OFF RWY HDG (TO THE L). WE OBSERVED ACFT PITCH ALT CHANGE TO A CLB AND A L BANK COMMENCED TO MISS MY TAIL (B-727 TAIL 37 FT). HE WENT BEHIND US. WE, PAX, COULD SEE, FEEL, AND HEAR THE LEAR. I HAD NO TIME TO RESPOND OTHER THAN TO BROADCAST 'DON'T HIT ME' ON TWR. PAX ON BOARD WERE VERY CONCERNED, SCARED. NDB APCH TO RWY 4 AT HOBBY HAS RVR 4000 FT MINIMUMS, SEEMS VERY LOW FOR A CAT 1 ILS RWY. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT APCH WAS BEING FLOWN.
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.