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Pilot of a C172R took precautionary avoidance by making a left turn while downwind for a departing falcon on initial climb from intersecting runway to assure separation. The tower controller had issued appropriate TA's.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 429457 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : btl.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : btl.tower tower : grr |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : btl.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Dassault-Breguet Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 26 flight time total : 150 flight time type : 141 |
| ASRS Report | 429457 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 2000 vertical : 0 |
Narrative:
I was entering left downwind for runway 13 as instructed by ATC. My altitude was 1000 ft AGL. As I entered the downwind I was advised to look for the rolling falcon on takeoff on runway 5. ATC also advised that I fly behind the falcon if a conflict was possible. As the falcon lifted off, I decided to turn to ensure separation. By the time I turned left, the falcon was not a factor. I re-established myself on the left downwind and continued. While I was advised that the falcon was rolling and I reported visual and followed ATC instructions, it is possible that the falcon captain only had visual at a later stage and may have felt the situation was more dangerous than it was.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A C172R TOOK PRECAUTIONARY AVOIDANCE BY MAKING A L TURN WHILE DOWNWIND FOR A DEPARTING FALCON ON INITIAL CLB FROM INTERSECTING RWY TO ASSURE SEPARATION. THE TWR CTLR HAD ISSUED APPROPRIATE TA'S.
Narrative: I WAS ENTERING L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 13 AS INSTRUCTED BY ATC. MY ALT WAS 1000 FT AGL. AS I ENTERED THE DOWNWIND I WAS ADVISED TO LOOK FOR THE ROLLING FALCON ON TKOF ON RWY 5. ATC ALSO ADVISED THAT I FLY BEHIND THE FALCON IF A CONFLICT WAS POSSIBLE. AS THE FALCON LIFTED OFF, I DECIDED TO TURN TO ENSURE SEPARATION. BY THE TIME I TURNED L, THE FALCON WAS NOT A FACTOR. I RE-ESTABLISHED MYSELF ON THE L DOWNWIND AND CONTINUED. WHILE I WAS ADVISED THAT THE FALCON WAS ROLLING AND I RPTED VISUAL AND FOLLOWED ATC INSTRUCTIONS, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE FALCON CAPT ONLY HAD VISUAL AT A LATER STAGE AND MAY HAVE FELT THE SIT WAS MORE DANGEROUS THAN IT WAS.
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.