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Near midair collision between 2 agriculture applicator aircraft at 475 ft above an agriculture field in which 1 aircraft (reporter) had just climbed up from a field he was spraying and another coming toward him in level flight. Reporter turned to avoid the other aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 408290 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 37f |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 475 agl bound upper : 475 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 950 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 408290 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | 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 : 100 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was spraying a group of fields north of munday, tx, about 1/4 mi. I had been spraying the fields flying east and west from the north side of the fields and working my way to the south edge. I had just finished the last east/west pass and was making a 'cleanup' pass from the north flying to the south, which was heading directly towards munday. When I finished the cleanup pass I pulled up in a steep climb and turned sharply to the west to stay away from town. I reached a heading of 270 degrees at 475 ft AGL, and at that time I saw another agricultural plane approaching me from the west at the same altitude at which I was flying. As soon as I saw him, I immediately turned towards the southwest to avoid him. I watched him as he flew by and he did not turn away from me or do anything to avoid me.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BTWN 2 AGRICULTURE APPLICATOR ACFT AT 475 FT ABOVE AN AGRICULTURE FIELD IN WHICH 1 ACFT (RPTR) HAD JUST CLBED UP FROM A FIELD HE WAS SPRAYING AND ANOTHER COMING TOWARD HIM IN LEVEL FLT. RPTR TURNED TO AVOID THE OTHER ACFT.
Narrative: I WAS SPRAYING A GROUP OF FIELDS N OF MUNDAY, TX, ABOUT 1/4 MI. I HAD BEEN SPRAYING THE FIELDS FLYING E AND W FROM THE N SIDE OF THE FIELDS AND WORKING MY WAY TO THE S EDGE. I HAD JUST FINISHED THE LAST E/W PASS AND WAS MAKING A 'CLEANUP' PASS FROM THE N FLYING TO THE S, WHICH WAS HDG DIRECTLY TOWARDS MUNDAY. WHEN I FINISHED THE CLEANUP PASS I PULLED UP IN A STEEP CLB AND TURNED SHARPLY TO THE W TO STAY AWAY FROM TOWN. I REACHED A HDG OF 270 DEGS AT 475 FT AGL, AND AT THAT TIME I SAW ANOTHER AGRICULTURAL PLANE APCHING ME FROM THE W AT THE SAME ALT AT WHICH I WAS FLYING. AS SOON AS I SAW HIM, I IMMEDIATELY TURNED TOWARDS THE SW TO AVOID HIM. I WATCHED HIM AS HE FLEW BY AND HE DID NOT TURN AWAY FROM ME OR DO ANYTHING TO AVOID ME.
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.