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Near midair collision between an atx metropolitan ii, SA226, SW4, leveling off after departure and a piper cherokee archer converging from the left frontal position. The pilots of the piper archer were on a dual cross country training flight. The reporting metropolitan ii flight crew dove to avoid a collision.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 382003 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pih |
| State Reference | ID |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 85008 msl bound upper : 8500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SA-226 TC Metro II |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zlc |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 382003 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| 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 : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After departing from pocatello, we were wbound on victor 500 climbing up to 8500 ft MSL. Our area of operation was clear with scattered clouds and layers approximately 60 mi ahead. We had just leveled off and were preparing to set cruise power. I (captain, PNF) was observing the outside air temperature gauge while the first officer (PF) was heads in, preparing to set power. We both glanced out and observed the piper archer directly ahead, traveling from our slight left to center. My first officer immediately dove the airplane to increase the separation. We passed without further incident. Upon landing we made contact with the pilot of that aircraft who advised that he was on a cross country with a student. They weren't on the airway, but rather were following ground points and were watching the ground. This was a case of a momentary lapse of 4 sets of eyes being out and observing on an otherwise clear VFR day. We are reviewing company policy on our selected altitude of operations for that area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BTWN AN ATX METRO II, SA226, SW4, LEVELING OFF AFTER DEP AND A PIPER CHEROKEE ARCHER CONVERGING FROM THE L FRONTAL POS. THE PLTS OF THE PIPER ARCHER WERE ON A DUAL XCOUNTRY TRAINING FLT. THE RPTING METRO II FLC DOVE TO AVOID A COLLISION.
Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING FROM POCATELLO, WE WERE WBOUND ON VICTOR 500 CLBING UP TO 8500 FT MSL. OUR AREA OF OP WAS CLR WITH SCATTERED CLOUDS AND LAYERS APPROX 60 MI AHEAD. WE HAD JUST LEVELED OFF AND WERE PREPARING TO SET CRUISE PWR. I (CAPT, PNF) WAS OBSERVING THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMP GAUGE WHILE THE FO (PF) WAS HEADS IN, PREPARING TO SET PWR. WE BOTH GLANCED OUT AND OBSERVED THE PIPER ARCHER DIRECTLY AHEAD, TRAVELING FROM OUR SLIGHT L TO CTR. MY FO IMMEDIATELY DOVE THE AIRPLANE TO INCREASE THE SEPARATION. WE PASSED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON LNDG WE MADE CONTACT WITH THE PLT OF THAT ACFT WHO ADVISED THAT HE WAS ON A XCOUNTRY WITH A STUDENT. THEY WEREN'T ON THE AIRWAY, BUT RATHER WERE FOLLOWING GND POINTS AND WERE WATCHING THE GND. THIS WAS A CASE OF A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF 4 SETS OF EYES BEING OUT AND OBSERVING ON AN OTHERWISE CLR VFR DAY. WE ARE REVIEWING COMPANY POLICY ON OUR SELECTED ALT OF OPS FOR THAT AREA.
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.