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Small aircraft training flight with an inoperative VHF has an near midair collision with a low altitude crossing military type aircraft. Both aircraft were landing at the same airport, using crossing runways. The reporter did not know his VHF was inoperative. He made a steep turn during his right turn out from his approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 378861 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : evy |
| State Reference | DE |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 150 agl bound upper : 150 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Military Trainer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 510 flight time type : 110 |
| ASRS Report | 378861 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : nmac inflight encounter other non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 300 vertical : 50 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Our aircraft was on short final (150 ft MSL) for runway 35 at summit airport. Other aircraft, a low wing aircraft with military emblems, crossed midfield from east to west at about 200 ft. This aircraft began deliberately producing smoke about 100 ft before crossing the runway and continued producing smoke as it crossed the runway and until it subsequently landed. We took evasive action by aborting our landing and making a steep, low altitude turn to the east behind the other aircraft. A contributing factor was that we later found that our radio was not operating and the other aircraft may not have heard our traffic calls. Pilots flying aircraft with smoke producing capability should restrict this activity to airshows. It is not appropriate to do this in the traffic pattern of an operating airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA TRAINING FLT WITH AN INOP VHF HAS AN NMAC WITH A LOW ALT XING MIL TYPE ACFT. BOTH ACFT WERE LNDG AT THE SAME ARPT, USING XING RWYS. THE RPTR DID NOT KNOW HIS VHF WAS INOP. HE MADE A STEEP TURN DURING HIS R TURN OUT FROM HIS APCH.
Narrative: OUR ACFT WAS ON SHORT FINAL (150 FT MSL) FOR RWY 35 AT SUMMIT ARPT. OTHER ACFT, A LOW WING ACFT WITH MIL EMBLEMS, CROSSED MIDFIELD FROM E TO W AT ABOUT 200 FT. THIS ACFT BEGAN DELIBERATELY PRODUCING SMOKE ABOUT 100 FT BEFORE XING THE RWY AND CONTINUED PRODUCING SMOKE AS IT CROSSED THE RWY AND UNTIL IT SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED. WE TOOK EVASIVE ACTION BY ABORTING OUR LNDG AND MAKING A STEEP, LOW ALT TURN TO THE E BEHIND THE OTHER ACFT. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THAT WE LATER FOUND THAT OUR RADIO WAS NOT OPERATING AND THE OTHER ACFT MAY NOT HAVE HEARD OUR TFC CALLS. PLTS FLYING ACFT WITH SMOKE PRODUCING CAPABILITY SHOULD RESTRICT THIS ACTIVITY TO AIRSHOWS. IT IS NOT APPROPRIATE TO DO THIS IN THE TFC PATTERN OF AN OPERATING ARPT.
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.