A C172 has an near midair collision with a be V35 in bjc, co, airspace. C172 pilot takes evasive act...

Attributes
ACN	386984
Time
Date	199711
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bjc
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7400 msl bound upper : 7400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bjc tower : syr
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Bonanza 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 1950 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	386984
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
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 75
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

The local controller issued no TA's to me while I was on an approved transition through her class D airspace. In addition, I have had previous problems with this particular controller, such as inability to understand her on the radio, an attitude that she is always right and you are always wrong, she gets very confused a lot of the time. I initiated an approximately 1000 FPM descent to avoid the collision and the other aircraft passed 75 ft over my head. Factors I feel contributed: 1) controller was preoccupied with an aircraft on her runway that had blown a tire, but which was stopped on the runway. 2) controller's inability to divide attention between ground operations and air operations. 3) I was scanning but obviously could have done better. I picked up the bonanza only approximately 2-3 seconds before collision. 4) lack of communication between local controller and myself (and the other pilot). Ways to solve: 1) more effective scanning by all pilots involved. 2) less preoccupation by controller to the aircraft with the blown tire. 3) better ATC supervision of a controller who is of questionable ability.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 HAS AN NMAC WITH A BE V35 IN BJC, CO, AIRSPACE. C172 PLT TAKES EVASIVE ACTION.

Narrative: THE LCL CTLR ISSUED NO TA'S TO ME WHILE I WAS ON AN APPROVED TRANSITION THROUGH HER CLASS D AIRSPACE. IN ADDITION, I HAVE HAD PREVIOUS PROBS WITH THIS PARTICULAR CTLR, SUCH AS INABILITY TO UNDERSTAND HER ON THE RADIO, AN ATTITUDE THAT SHE IS ALWAYS RIGHT AND YOU ARE ALWAYS WRONG, SHE GETS VERY CONFUSED A LOT OF THE TIME. I INITIATED AN APPROX 1000 FPM DSCNT TO AVOID THE COLLISION AND THE OTHER ACFT PASSED 75 FT OVER MY HEAD. FACTORS I FEEL CONTRIBUTED: 1) CTLR WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH AN ACFT ON HER RWY THAT HAD BLOWN A TIRE, BUT WHICH WAS STOPPED ON THE RWY. 2) CTLR'S INABILITY TO DIVIDE ATTN BTWN GND OPS AND AIR OPS. 3) I WAS SCANNING BUT OBVIOUSLY COULD HAVE DONE BETTER. I PICKED UP THE BONANZA ONLY APPROX 2-3 SECONDS BEFORE COLLISION. 4) LACK OF COM BTWN LCL CTLR AND MYSELF (AND THE OTHER PLT). WAYS TO SOLVE: 1) MORE EFFECTIVE SCANNING BY ALL PLTS INVOLVED. 2) LESS PREOCCUPATION BY CTLR TO THE ACFT WITH THE BLOWN TIRE. 3) BETTER ATC SUPERVISION OF A CTLR WHO IS OF QUESTIONABLE ABILITY.

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.

A C172 has an near midair collision with a be V35 in bjc, co, airspace. C172 pilot takes evasive action.