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Near midair collision between a banner towing operation J-3 cub and a parasail that was launched in front of aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 316191 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199505 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : spg |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 550 agl bound upper : 550 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | J3 Cub |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Other |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 316191 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
While towing an airborne advertising banner behind my modified piper cub at st petersburg, fl, a close proximity was experienced with a parasail. The parasail was launched, intentionally, in a blind spot in front of my aircraft. I was prevented from seeing the sail until it was within a couple of hundred feet of my location. I immediately took evasive action but was countered by the tow boat. I applied full power, initiated a climb from 500 ft, and banked toward the shore. As I looked at the tow vessel, a crew member had a camera focused on me and was taking pictures of the situation. Earlier that week, the operator had contacted our main office and threatened to cause legal action over the flight rtes which we have conducted daily for 17 yrs. It is my belief that these actions are intentional and the vessel operator has repeated his actions on may/a,B,C,D/95.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BTWN A BANNER TOWING OP J-3 CUB AND A PARASAIL THAT WAS LAUNCHED IN FRONT OF ACFT.
Narrative: WHILE TOWING AN AIRBORNE ADVERTISING BANNER BEHIND MY MODIFIED PIPER CUB AT ST PETERSBURG, FL, A CLOSE PROX WAS EXPERIENCED WITH A PARASAIL. THE PARASAIL WAS LAUNCHED, INTENTIONALLY, IN A BLIND SPOT IN FRONT OF MY ACFT. I WAS PREVENTED FROM SEEING THE SAIL UNTIL IT WAS WITHIN A COUPLE OF HUNDRED FEET OF MY LOCATION. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK EVASIVE ACTION BUT WAS COUNTERED BY THE TOW BOAT. I APPLIED FULL PWR, INITIATED A CLB FROM 500 FT, AND BANKED TOWARD THE SHORE. AS I LOOKED AT THE TOW VESSEL, A CREW MEMBER HAD A CAMERA FOCUSED ON ME AND WAS TAKING PICTURES OF THE SIT. EARLIER THAT WK, THE OPERATOR HAD CONTACTED OUR MAIN OFFICE AND THREATENED TO CAUSE LEGAL ACTION OVER THE FLT RTES WHICH WE HAVE CONDUCTED DAILY FOR 17 YRS. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THESE ACTIONS ARE INTENTIONAL AND THE VESSEL OPERATOR HAS REPEATED HIS ACTIONS ON MAY/A,B,C,D/95.
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.