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Small aircraft X had near midair collision with C310 in traffic pattern. Evasive action taken. See and avoid.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 306769 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199505 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : vny |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : vny |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 310/T310C |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 510 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 306769 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 75 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Small aircraft X established on base leg for van nuys airport runway 16R, we reported at california state northridge (our position) as instructed by the tower. Another cessna single also reported the same position a moment later. That aircraft was at our 3 O'clock position (south of the reporting point). I was instructed to continue eastbound without a sequence number, the other cessna single was told to turn to the runway and land. I was then instructed by the tower to turn left to the downwind (at this point we were not at the downwind, we were near final approach), and that traffic was a cessna 310 on final. At the moment that the controller instructed us to turn, we initiated the turn and saw the cessna 310 traffic as the controller called out its position. We turned our aircraft steeply and the cessna 310 pilot also took evasive action by altering course slightly. Our aircraft was closing at approximately 200 KTS, and the cessna 310 passed 75 ft above us and 200 ft laterally. The whole occurrence could have been prevented: 1) had the cessna single properly reported its position, 2) had the controller issued us a sequence number, 3) had the controller instructed us to turn downwind earlier.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA X HAD NMAC WITH C310 IN TFC PATTERN. EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. SEE AND AVOID.
Narrative: SMA X ESTABLISHED ON BASE LEG FOR VAN NUYS ARPT RWY 16R, WE RPTED AT CALIFORNIA STATE NORTHRIDGE (OUR POS) AS INSTRUCTED BY THE TWR. ANOTHER CESSNA SINGLE ALSO RPTED THE SAME POS A MOMENT LATER. THAT ACFT WAS AT OUR 3 O'CLOCK POS (S OF THE RPTING POINT). I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTINUE EBOUND WITHOUT A SEQUENCE NUMBER, THE OTHER CESSNA SINGLE WAS TOLD TO TURN TO THE RWY AND LAND. I WAS THEN INSTRUCTED BY THE TWR TO TURN L TO THE DOWNWIND (AT THIS POINT WE WERE NOT AT THE DOWNWIND, WE WERE NEAR FINAL APCH), AND THAT TFC WAS A CESSNA 310 ON FINAL. AT THE MOMENT THAT THE CTLR INSTRUCTED US TO TURN, WE INITIATED THE TURN AND SAW THE CESSNA 310 TFC AS THE CTLR CALLED OUT ITS POS. WE TURNED OUR ACFT STEEPLY AND THE CESSNA 310 PLT ALSO TOOK EVASIVE ACTION BY ALTERING COURSE SLIGHTLY. OUR ACFT WAS CLOSING AT APPROX 200 KTS, AND THE CESSNA 310 PASSED 75 FT ABOVE US AND 200 FT LATERALLY. THE WHOLE OCCURRENCE COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED: 1) HAD THE CESSNA SINGLE PROPERLY RPTED ITS POS, 2) HAD THE CTLR ISSUED US A SEQUENCE NUMBER, 3) HAD THE CTLR INSTRUCTED US TO TURN DOWNWIND EARLIER.
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.