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Cessna rg on a training flight for new owner. Practicing stalls encountered twin GA aircraft climbing, same altitude and opposite direction. Pilot banked right and estimate the miss distance as 200 ft. Twin also banked right.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 362480 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : saf |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11700 msl bound upper : 11700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : saf |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 362480 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
During training for chkout in complex airplane recently purchased by pilot, we had a near miss with a light twin apparently climbing out after departing saf. We had just completed a series of stall recovery training maneuvers and were about to enter another series, taking a moment to clear the area, when suddenly the twin was upon us, nose-to-nose +/- 10 degrees. All lights, including landing lights, were on on the high wing cessna. The pilot/owner of the cessna saw the twin and banked right and I lost sight of the twin. She advised me that the twin did also bank right. Clearing turns saved us from a collision. Better see and be seen procedures is all that could be done to improve on this type of near accident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CESSNA RG ON A TRAINING FLT FOR NEW OWNER. PRACTICING STALLS ENCOUNTERED TWIN GA ACFT CLBING, SAME ALT AND OPPOSITE DIRECTION. PLT BANKED R AND ESTIMATE THE MISS DISTANCE AS 200 FT. TWIN ALSO BANKED R.
Narrative: DURING TRAINING FOR CHKOUT IN COMPLEX AIRPLANE RECENTLY PURCHASED BY PLT, WE HAD A NEAR MISS WITH A LIGHT TWIN APPARENTLY CLBING OUT AFTER DEPARTING SAF. WE HAD JUST COMPLETED A SERIES OF STALL RECOVERY TRAINING MANEUVERS AND WERE ABOUT TO ENTER ANOTHER SERIES, TAKING A MOMENT TO CLR THE AREA, WHEN SUDDENLY THE TWIN WAS UPON US, NOSE-TO-NOSE +/- 10 DEGS. ALL LIGHTS, INCLUDING LNDG LIGHTS, WERE ON ON THE HIGH WING CESSNA. THE PLT/OWNER OF THE CESSNA SAW THE TWIN AND BANKED R AND I LOST SIGHT OF THE TWIN. SHE ADVISED ME THAT THE TWIN DID ALSO BANK R. CLRING TURNS SAVED US FROM A COLLISION. BETTER SEE AND BE SEEN PROCS IS ALL THAT COULD BE DONE TO IMPROVE ON THIS TYPE OF NEAR ACCIDENT.
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.