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Private pilot of a cessna 152, on a VFR cross country under class B airspace, observed an embraer 120 taking abrupt action to avoid the reporter who had just climbed through a hole in the overcast.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 340148 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hhr |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 480 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 340148 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter : weather |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1400 vertical : 400 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On that day, jun/xx/96, I was on a cross country out of hawthorne to rialto. After getting WX I planned my route. My route would have taken me from hawthorne over the cities of south gate, downey, and pico rivera to el monte where WX was better than to rialto. The WX over the mentioned cities was marginal VFR with overcast to broken ceiling at 1500-2000 ft MSL. My planned route would have taken me below the ceiling until el monte. I did not file a flight plan because I had made this trip several times. After departing I noticed my visibility to close to 3 mi in class east below the ceiling. Over downey I noticed large holes opening with blue sky. I climbed to 2200 ft MSL, 300 ft lower than published class B for that area. After getting on top I noticed a sky west brasilia close to my altitude changing its course abruptly. I felt I was well within my limits to fly this course without radar service. In retrospect I should have asked for help.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF A CESSNA 152, ON A VFR XCOUNTRY UNDER CLASS B AIRSPACE, OBSERVED AN EMBRAER 120 TAKING ABRUPT ACTION TO AVOID THE RPTR WHO HAD JUST CLBED THROUGH A HOLE IN THE OVCST.
Narrative: ON THAT DAY, JUN/XX/96, I WAS ON A XCOUNTRY OUT OF HAWTHORNE TO RIALTO. AFTER GETTING WX I PLANNED MY RTE. MY RTE WOULD HAVE TAKEN ME FROM HAWTHORNE OVER THE CITIES OF SOUTH GATE, DOWNEY, AND PICO RIVERA TO EL MONTE WHERE WX WAS BETTER THAN TO RIALTO. THE WX OVER THE MENTIONED CITIES WAS MARGINAL VFR WITH OVCST TO BROKEN CEILING AT 1500-2000 FT MSL. MY PLANNED RTE WOULD HAVE TAKEN ME BELOW THE CEILING UNTIL EL MONTE. I DID NOT FILE A FLT PLAN BECAUSE I HAD MADE THIS TRIP SEVERAL TIMES. AFTER DEPARTING I NOTICED MY VISIBILITY TO CLOSE TO 3 MI IN CLASS E BELOW THE CEILING. OVER DOWNEY I NOTICED LARGE HOLES OPENING WITH BLUE SKY. I CLBED TO 2200 FT MSL, 300 FT LOWER THAN PUBLISHED CLASS B FOR THAT AREA. AFTER GETTING ON TOP I NOTICED A SKY WEST BRASILIA CLOSE TO MY ALT CHANGING ITS COURSE ABRUPTLY. I FELT I WAS WELL WITHIN MY LIMITS TO FLY THIS COURSE WITHOUT RADAR SVC. IN RETROSPECT I SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR HELP.
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.