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Pilot of an small transport twin turbo propeller had near midair collision with a F-111 during climb out from an uncontrolled airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 298396 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cvn |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | General Dynamics F 111 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 89 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 298396 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 250 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After takeoff from runway 4 at cvn, I made a 45 degrees left turn, to clear the traffic pattern and establish a climb. Shortly thereafter I observed an air force F-111 aircraft pass slightly left and below me. Because of the high nose altitude of the aircraft I was flying, I was unable to see the F-111 until it was too late for evasive maneuver. I was only 3 mi north of cvn climbing through approximately 8000 ft MSL. Upon landing at abq, I phoned cannon approach to discuss the situation and remedy the situation. Cannon's suggestions included traffic pattern changes but what I decided was best is contacting cannon clearance on the ground at cvn to get a clearance before departure so they will be expecting us. This clearance is available to both VFR and IFR aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMT TWIN TURBO PROP HAD NMAC WITH A F-111 DURING CLBOUT FROM AN UNCTLED ARPT.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM RWY 4 AT CVN, I MADE A 45 DEGS L TURN, TO CLR THE TFC PATTERN AND ESTABLISH A CLB. SHORTLY THEREAFTER I OBSERVED AN AIR FORCE F-111 ACFT PASS SLIGHTLY L AND BELOW ME. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH NOSE ALT OF THE ACFT I WAS FLYING, I WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE F-111 UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE FOR EVASIVE MANEUVER. I WAS ONLY 3 MI N OF CVN CLBING THROUGH APPROX 8000 FT MSL. UPON LNDG AT ABQ, I PHONED CANNON APCH TO DISCUSS THE SIT AND REMEDY THE SIT. CANNON'S SUGGESTIONS INCLUDED TFC PATTERN CHANGES BUT WHAT I DECIDED WAS BEST IS CONTACTING CANNON CLRNC ON THE GND AT CVN TO GET A CLRNC BEFORE DEP SO THEY WILL BE EXPECTING US. THIS CLRNC IS AVAILABLE TO BOTH VFR AND IFR ACFT.
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.