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Attributes | |
ACN | 375350 |
Time | |
Date | 199707 |
Day | Sat |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : pbi |
State Reference | FL |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | Mixed |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : pbi |
Make Model Name | PA-23-250 Aztec |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Aircraft 2 | |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
Flight Phase | cruise other |
Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
Flight Plan | VFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : approach |
Qualification | controller : radar |
Experience | controller radar : 28 |
ASRS Report | 375350 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action none taken : detected after the fact |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
The pazt had just come off a low approach at pbi assigned 2000 ft on a 270 degree heading for another approach. WX cells were building in the area and were present on radar. Pazt says 'approach did you see that traffic we just missed?' I noticed a primary target just behind him and advised him so. I had not previously seen the traffic. This was directly over 'FD38' wellington strip, an uncontrolled grass strip. The pilot was shook-up and elected to discontinue with approachs and go VFR to phk. 'FD38' is depicted on the video map. Pilot advised he had to take evasive action to avoid the unknown traffic. Supervisor was notified.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTED NMAC BY PLT OF A VFR PAZT WHEN UNKNOWN ACFT CONFLICTED WITH THE PAZT ON VECTORS FOR AN APCH TO PBI.
Narrative: THE PAZT HAD JUST COME OFF A LOW APCH AT PBI ASSIGNED 2000 FT ON A 270 DEG HDG FOR ANOTHER APCH. WX CELLS WERE BUILDING IN THE AREA AND WERE PRESENT ON RADAR. PAZT SAYS 'APCH DID YOU SEE THAT TFC WE JUST MISSED?' I NOTICED A PRIMARY TARGET JUST BEHIND HIM AND ADVISED HIM SO. I HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY SEEN THE TFC. THIS WAS DIRECTLY OVER 'FD38' WELLINGTON STRIP, AN UNCTLED GRASS STRIP. THE PLT WAS SHOOK-UP AND ELECTED TO DISCONTINUE WITH APCHS AND GO VFR TO PHK. 'FD38' IS DEPICTED ON THE VIDEO MAP. PLT ADVISED HE HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID THE UNKNOWN TFC. SUPVR WAS NOTIFIED.
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.