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Near midair collision. Aircraft operating in uncontrolled airspace, had to take evasive action to avoid each other.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 330442 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199603 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : kal |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : kal |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 330442 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| 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 |
Narrative:
On descent into kal observed an opposite direction navajo on collision course. First observed at less than 1000 ft. Both aircraft simultaneously corrected to the right. Scary but no damage or injuries.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC. ACFT OPERATING IN UNCTLED AIRSPACE, HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID EACH OTHER.
Narrative: ON DSCNT INTO KAL OBSERVED AN OPPOSITE DIRECTION NAVAJO ON COLLISION COURSE. FIRST OBSERVED AT LESS THAN 1000 FT. BOTH ACFT SIMULTANEOUSLY CORRECTED TO THE R. SCARY BUT NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES.
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.