<< >> NASA ASRS Report 421143, November 1998

Small aircraft and cessna light twin had near midair collision as the small aircraft pilot was doing spins.

Attributes
ACN	421143
Time
Date	199811
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : nyw airport : myr
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna Twin Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 400 flight time type : 175
ASRS Report	421143
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

The flight was a CFI spin flight. Upon reaching 4500 ft, PIC saw the aircraft 'low wing cessna twin.' response time about 1.5 seconds. Other aircraft never saw us. Aircraft's heading approximately 180 degrees at 4500 ft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA AND CESSNA LIGHT TWIN HAD NMAC AS THE SMA PLT WAS DOING SPINS.

Narrative: THE FLT WAS A CFI SPIN FLT. UPON REACHING 4500 FT, PIC SAW THE ACFT 'LOW WING CESSNA TWIN.' RESPONSE TIME ABOUT 1.5 SECONDS. OTHER ACFT NEVER SAW US. ACFT'S HDG APPROX 180 DEGS AT 4500 FT.

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.