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Flight crew of BAE3100 at cruise has near midair collision with C152 apparently climbing. The cessna never shows on the TCASII and center indicates they have no other traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 375796 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : jks |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 31 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 620 flight time type : 120 |
| ASRS Report | 375796 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 2700 |
| ASRS Report | 375795 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 75 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
En route to jackson, tn (mkl), from muscle shoals, al (MSL), inbound to jks VOR on 150 degree radial (approximately 5-10 mi sse of jks), observed traffic on TCASII at 12 O'clock, 1500 ft above, closing at high rate. Tried to observe oncoming traffic ahead and above, as it closed from 20 NM to pass just off our right side and 1500 ft above. When TCASII traffic was crossing 1500 ft directly above us and just slightly right of our position, I saw motion out of the corner of my eye. A C152 crossed directly above our wing (right to left) no more than 50- 100 ft above our aircraft. Cessna was white with red trim, and appeared as though it may have been climbing. Captain queried center, who advised he had observed no traffic other than the aircraft approaching head-on and 1500 ft above. Center had no other traffic on radar, and the C152 never appeared on our TCASII.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF BAE3100 AT CRUISE HAS NMAC WITH C152 APPARENTLY CLBING. THE CESSNA NEVER SHOWS ON THE TCASII AND CTR INDICATES THEY HAVE NO OTHER TFC.
Narrative: ENRTE TO JACKSON, TN (MKL), FROM MUSCLE SHOALS, AL (MSL), INBOUND TO JKS VOR ON 150 DEG RADIAL (APPROX 5-10 MI SSE OF JKS), OBSERVED TFC ON TCASII AT 12 O'CLOCK, 1500 FT ABOVE, CLOSING AT HIGH RATE. TRIED TO OBSERVE ONCOMING TFC AHEAD AND ABOVE, AS IT CLOSED FROM 20 NM TO PASS JUST OFF OUR R SIDE AND 1500 FT ABOVE. WHEN TCASII TFC WAS XING 1500 FT DIRECTLY ABOVE US AND JUST SLIGHTLY R OF OUR POS, I SAW MOTION OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE. A C152 CROSSED DIRECTLY ABOVE OUR WING (R TO L) NO MORE THAN 50- 100 FT ABOVE OUR ACFT. CESSNA WAS WHITE WITH RED TRIM, AND APPEARED AS THOUGH IT MAY HAVE BEEN CLBING. CAPT QUERIED CTR, WHO ADVISED HE HAD OBSERVED NO TFC OTHER THAN THE ACFT APCHING HEAD-ON AND 1500 FT ABOVE. CTR HAD NO OTHER TFC ON RADAR, AND THE C152 NEVER APPEARED ON OUR TCASII.
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.