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Attributes | |
ACN | 318165 |
Time | |
Date | 199510 |
Day | Fri |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : 5v4 |
State Reference | CO |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : cos |
Operator | general aviation : instructional |
Make Model Name | Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | descent other |
Flight Plan | None |
Aircraft 2 | |
Operator | other |
Make Model Name | Military Trainer |
Operating Under FAR Part | other : other |
Flight Phase | cruise other |
Flight Plan | None |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 42 flight time total : 1662 |
ASRS Report | 318165 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : military |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : military |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
Consequence | Other |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 500 vertical : 0 |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Situations | |
ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Airport | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Took off from 5v4 for jump sortie with 5 jumpers and 1 non jumping observer. Dropped jumpers at 17500 ft MSL, just northwest of 5v4. Flew 1 mi northeast of 5v4 for descent. 45 degree left bank and 120 mph used for descent. At approximately 12500 ft MSL colorado springs approach control released me from radar control. As I descended through 10000 ft MSL a military T-3 appeared in my windshield. I had to increase left bank to 90 degrees to avoid a mid air collision. I had made a radio call to eagle controller on 123.5 on climb out, 1 min before jumpers away, and after jumpers away. The T-3 appeared to be heading across the middle of the traffic pattern of 5v4. After the close call, I advised eagle controller on 123.5 that one of their aircraft was too close to 5v4 for safety. The military has shown no interest in routing these trainers a safe distance and route away from 5v4 which has been an established drop zone for many yrs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE RPTR NEARLY COLLIDES WITH MIL TRAINER.
Narrative: TOOK OFF FROM 5V4 FOR JUMP SORTIE WITH 5 JUMPERS AND 1 NON JUMPING OBSERVER. DROPPED JUMPERS AT 17500 FT MSL, JUST NW OF 5V4. FLEW 1 MI NE OF 5V4 FOR DSCNT. 45 DEG L BANK AND 120 MPH USED FOR DSCNT. AT APPROX 12500 FT MSL COLORADO SPRINGS APCH CTL RELEASED ME FROM RADAR CTL. AS I DSNDED THROUGH 10000 FT MSL A MIL T-3 APPEARED IN MY WINDSHIELD. I HAD TO INCREASE L BANK TO 90 DEGS TO AVOID A MID AIR COLLISION. I HAD MADE A RADIO CALL TO EAGLE CTLR ON 123.5 ON CLBOUT, 1 MIN BEFORE JUMPERS AWAY, AND AFTER JUMPERS AWAY. THE T-3 APPEARED TO BE HDG ACROSS THE MIDDLE OF THE TFC PATTERN OF 5V4. AFTER THE CLOSE CALL, I ADVISED EAGLE CTLR ON 123.5 THAT ONE OF THEIR ACFT WAS TOO CLOSE TO 5V4 FOR SAFETY. THE MIL HAS SHOWN NO INTEREST IN ROUTING THESE TRAINERS A SAFE DISTANCE AND RTE AWAY FROM 5V4 WHICH HAS BEEN AN ESTABLISHED DROP ZONE FOR MANY YRS.
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.