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The reporter believes that blue blocker sunglasses caused him to lose sight of another aircraft in the traffic pattern.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 311639 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199507 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ipt |
| State Reference | PA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 10500 |
| ASRS Report | 311639 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Haze with visibility 5 mi XA00 am. I was wearing blue blocker sunglasses. On descent for landing with airport in sight, observed aircraft on takeoff leg, no factor, except that aircraft started right turn out of traffic. Aircraft was just a silhouette. Scanned area and instruments and at that time could not locate aircraft. After considerable (unusual amount) of searching, located silhouette again. After passing aircraft, wife (wearing regular sunglasses) stated that the aircraft was blue and cream or beige. I feel that with the haze conditions, the color of the aircraft, and especially the blue blocker sunglasses, an unnecessary situation had been created. Even though blue blockers work well to distinguish cloud from haze, I will not wear them again, particularly while flying.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE RPTR BELIEVES THAT BLUE BLOCKER SUNGLASSES CAUSED HIM TO LOSE SIGHT OF ANOTHER ACFT IN THE TFC PATTERN.
Narrative: HAZE WITH VISIBILITY 5 MI XA00 AM. I WAS WEARING BLUE BLOCKER SUNGLASSES. ON DSCNT FOR LNDG WITH ARPT IN SIGHT, OBSERVED ACFT ON TKOF LEG, NO FACTOR, EXCEPT THAT ACFT STARTED R TURN OUT OF TFC. ACFT WAS JUST A SILHOUETTE. SCANNED AREA AND INSTS AND AT THAT TIME COULD NOT LOCATE ACFT. AFTER CONSIDERABLE (UNUSUAL AMOUNT) OF SEARCHING, LOCATED SILHOUETTE AGAIN. AFTER PASSING ACFT, WIFE (WEARING REGULAR SUNGLASSES) STATED THAT THE ACFT WAS BLUE AND CREAM OR BEIGE. I FEEL THAT WITH THE HAZE CONDITIONS, THE COLOR OF THE ACFT, AND ESPECIALLY THE BLUE BLOCKER SUNGLASSES, AN UNNECESSARY SIT HAD BEEN CREATED. EVEN THOUGH BLUE BLOCKERS WORK WELL TO DISTINGUISH CLOUD FROM HAZE, I WILL NOT WEAR THEM AGAIN, PARTICULARLY WHILE FLYING.
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.