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Pilot of government aircraft small aircraft has near midair collision with BE1900 which is descending. Too close for any reaction or maneuvers.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 376243 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ing airport : n67 |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2700 msl bound upper : 2700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : phl |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 376243 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 15 vertical : 350 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Pilot was flying eastbound and monitoring phl approach control on 123.8, when a sbound commuter BE1900 passed overhead. The BE1900 was not seen until it appeared at top of windshield. ATC was busy and I was monitoring approach frequency squawking 1200. After we passed each other, I heard the BE1900 crew tell approach of the near miss. The controller replied that I just showed up at 2600 ft, outside the class B. The BE1900 was probably descending on a visual approach to runway 17 or runway 35 at phl. Contributing factors: converging aircraft, low wing above, probably descending, high wing below, in level flight. Cockpit visibility inherently limited. Apparently neither of the aircraft crew saw each other until they crossed, as there was no evasive action taken by either aircraft. I do not believe that ATC called me out to the BE1900 prior to the near miss. Situation supports getting TA's whenever possible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF GOV ACFT SMA HAS NMAC WITH BE1900 WHICH IS DSNDING. TOO CLOSE FOR ANY REACTION OR MANEUVERS.
Narrative: PLT WAS FLYING EBOUND AND MONITORING PHL APCH CTL ON 123.8, WHEN A SBOUND COMMUTER BE1900 PASSED OVERHEAD. THE BE1900 WAS NOT SEEN UNTIL IT APPEARED AT TOP OF WINDSHIELD. ATC WAS BUSY AND I WAS MONITORING APCH FREQ SQUAWKING 1200. AFTER WE PASSED EACH OTHER, I HEARD THE BE1900 CREW TELL APCH OF THE NEAR MISS. THE CTLR REPLIED THAT I JUST SHOWED UP AT 2600 FT, OUTSIDE THE CLASS B. THE BE1900 WAS PROBABLY DSNDING ON A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 17 OR RWY 35 AT PHL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: CONVERGING ACFT, LOW WING ABOVE, PROBABLY DSNDING, HIGH WING BELOW, IN LEVEL FLT. COCKPIT VISIBILITY INHERENTLY LIMITED. APPARENTLY NEITHER OF THE ACFT CREW SAW EACH OTHER UNTIL THEY CROSSED, AS THERE WAS NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN BY EITHER ACFT. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT ATC CALLED ME OUT TO THE BE1900 PRIOR TO THE NEAR MISS. SIT SUPPORTS GETTING TA'S WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
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.