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While on a ftw practice ILS, a C172 instructor pilot and student took evasive action to avoid a P51 that flew through their course. They were just handed off to the ftw ATCT local controller when they received an advisory for the P51. The reporter instructor points to a collision hazard between high density traffic and interfacility coordination of afw and ftw, and dfw.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 337501 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ftw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ftw |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Fighter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 1300 |
| ASRS Report | 337501 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 300 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Practice ILS runway 16L for ft worth meacham. We had just been handed off to meacham tower from regional approach. Meacham called traffic 9 O'clock and less than a mi. Controller sounded tense. Saw an aircraft approaching on a collision course and we immediately took evasive action and pulled up into a steep climb. The intruder was not mentioned before handoff to tower. This area around ft worth alliance is a collision hazard, especially between alliance and meacham. Controllers for all 3 facilities (approach and 2 towers) need to be alert for aircraft talking to another facility. This intruder aircraft was heading due west, away from alliance airport. We need to have our heads outside the cockpit, especially in high density areas.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE ON A FTW PRACTICE ILS, A C172 INSTRUCTOR PLT AND STUDENT TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID A P51 THAT FLEW THROUGH THEIR COURSE. THEY WERE JUST HANDED OFF TO THE FTW ATCT LCL CTLR WHEN THEY RECEIVED AN ADVISORY FOR THE P51. THE RPTR INSTRUCTOR POINTS TO A COLLISION HAZARD BTWN HIGH DENSITY TFC AND INTERFAC COORD OF AFW AND FTW, AND DFW.
Narrative: PRACTICE ILS RWY 16L FOR FT WORTH MEACHAM. WE HAD JUST BEEN HANDED OFF TO MEACHAM TWR FROM REGIONAL APCH. MEACHAM CALLED TFC 9 O'CLOCK AND LESS THAN A MI. CTLR SOUNDED TENSE. SAW AN ACFT APCHING ON A COLLISION COURSE AND WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK EVASIVE ACTION AND PULLED UP INTO A STEEP CLB. THE INTRUDER WAS NOT MENTIONED BEFORE HDOF TO TWR. THIS AREA AROUND FT WORTH ALLIANCE IS A COLLISION HAZARD, ESPECIALLY BTWN ALLIANCE AND MEACHAM. CTLRS FOR ALL 3 FACILITIES (APCH AND 2 TWRS) NEED TO BE ALERT FOR ACFT TALKING TO ANOTHER FACILITY. THIS INTRUDER ACFT WAS HDG DUE W, AWAY FROM ALLIANCE ARPT. WE NEED TO HAVE OUR HEADS OUTSIDE THE COCKPIT, ESPECIALLY IN HIGH DENSITY AREAS.
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.