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Flight crew of C550 on climb out has a close encounter with a C172 on approach. No time for any action.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 409200 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pdk |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1800 msl bound upper : 1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pdk |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Citation II S2/Bravo |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 409200 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1500 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Pdk tower cleared us for takeoff on runway 20L, to fly heading 225 degrees, 2 DME then 260 degree heading. While on the 225 degree heading tower called 3 different targets simultaneously, one of which flew just below us to our left. Pdk tower should have turned us or the C172 to avoid close encounter.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF C550 ON CLBOUT HAS A CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH A C172 ON APCH. NO TIME FOR ANY ACTION.
Narrative: PDK TWR CLRED US FOR TKOF ON RWY 20L, TO FLY HDG 225 DEGS, 2 DME THEN 260 DEG HDG. WHILE ON THE 225 DEG HDG TWR CALLED 3 DIFFERENT TARGETS SIMULTANEOUSLY, ONE OF WHICH FLEW JUST BELOW US TO OUR L. PDK TWR SHOULD HAVE TURNED US OR THE C172 TO AVOID CLOSE ENCOUNTER.
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.