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Near midair collision between an light transport executive jet on a departure climb and a beech baron coming in the opposite direction. Both aircraft observed each other and made a right turn to assure separation. The tower controller gave a TA at the same time that both aircraft were taking evasive action.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 427571 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ama |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1400 agl bound upper : 2400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Route In Use | departure other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Baron 55/Cochise |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3730 flight time type : 950 |
| ASRS Report | 427571 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| 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 : 300 vertical : 100 |
Narrative:
While on climb out from ama at approximately 5000 ft MSL, we received a TCASII alert and had to take evasive action to avoid another aircraft. When I looked in the direction of the alert, I could see that we were on a head-on collision with another aircraft. I leveled a little above 5000 ft and altered course to the right. The other aircraft which appeared to be a beech baron or some other light twin also saw us and altered his course to the right, right after the tower had given us the TA. We were both in tower controled airspace and the tower controller apologized for the late advisory. Our flight then proceeded to las without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BTWN AN LTT EXECUTIVE JET ON A DEP CLB AND A BEECH BARON COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. BOTH ACFT OBSERVED EACH OTHER AND MADE A R TURN TO ASSURE SEPARATION. THE TWR CTLR GAVE A TA AT THE SAME TIME THAT BOTH ACFT WERE TAKING EVASIVE ACTION.
Narrative: WHILE ON CLBOUT FROM AMA AT APPROX 5000 FT MSL, WE RECEIVED A TCASII ALERT AND HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID ANOTHER ACFT. WHEN I LOOKED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE ALERT, I COULD SEE THAT WE WERE ON A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER ACFT. I LEVELED A LITTLE ABOVE 5000 FT AND ALTERED COURSE TO THE R. THE OTHER ACFT WHICH APPEARED TO BE A BEECH BARON OR SOME OTHER LIGHT TWIN ALSO SAW US AND ALTERED HIS COURSE TO THE R, RIGHT AFTER THE TWR HAD GIVEN US THE TA. WE WERE BOTH IN TWR CTLED AIRSPACE AND THE TWR CTLR APOLOGIZED FOR THE LATE ADVISORY. OUR FLT THEN PROCEEDED TO LAS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
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.