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A GA pilot in a rented C172 on a sightseeing flight over a flooded area has a conflict with another cessna and dives below the ceiling of the temporary restr area during his avoidance maneuver.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 356740 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : myv |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mcc tower : phx |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 356740 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Pleasure flight to see flooded areas north and south of sac. Rented C172. Talking to sac approach, ie, TA's, airplanes everywhere doing the same thing. Left folsom dam regarding too many airplanes. Went to myv at 5500 ft. Given traffic '5 mi, 5600 ft, 12 O'clock.' looked -- when did see, started dive. Approach gave alert about 2 seconds later. Dove below 5000 ft which is below 5000 ft temporary restr area due to rescue operations. Flew to sac and landed. Will not go to area again that attracts other aircraft with sightseers. Very dangerous! The other aircraft was sel cessna. Don't know if he saw us and I don't think he was in contact with sac approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A GA PLT IN A RENTED C172 ON A SIGHTSEEING FLT OVER A FLOODED AREA HAS A CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER CESSNA AND DIVES BELOW THE CEILING OF THE TEMPORARY RESTR AREA DURING HIS AVOIDANCE MANEUVER.
Narrative: PLEASURE FLT TO SEE FLOODED AREAS N AND S OF SAC. RENTED C172. TALKING TO SAC APCH, IE, TA'S, AIRPLANES EVERYWHERE DOING THE SAME THING. LEFT FOLSOM DAM REGARDING TOO MANY AIRPLANES. WENT TO MYV AT 5500 FT. GIVEN TFC '5 MI, 5600 FT, 12 O'CLOCK.' LOOKED -- WHEN DID SEE, STARTED DIVE. APCH GAVE ALERT ABOUT 2 SECONDS LATER. DOVE BELOW 5000 FT WHICH IS BELOW 5000 FT TEMPORARY RESTR AREA DUE TO RESCUE OPS. FLEW TO SAC AND LANDED. WILL NOT GO TO AREA AGAIN THAT ATTRACTS OTHER ACFT WITH SIGHTSEERS. VERY DANGEROUS! THE OTHER ACFT WAS SEL CESSNA. DON'T KNOW IF HE SAW US AND I DON'T THINK HE WAS IN CONTACT WITH SAC APCH.
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.