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A twin cessna atx has an near midair collision with a king air 18 mi northwest of freeport, mygw, first officer
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 439697 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : zfp.vor |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mygf.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : charter |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Twin Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | other other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mygf.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | King Air C90 E90 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 439697 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : mygf.tracon |
| Airspace Structure | class e : mygf.e |
Narrative:
I was en route from treasure cay, bahamas (myat), to west palm beach, fl (pbi). I contacted mygf approach control 16 NM east and told them that I wanted to pass north of the field at 4500 ft wbound. They told me to report abeam to the north, which I did. I heard them clear a king air in from the northwest (I think that it was jakel intersection). They did not mention traffic to either of us, so I asked for the king air's position. The controller called the king air and he reported 18 mi northwest. She (the controller) said that he was descending from 5500 ft to 1500 ft. I gave my position 3 more times, at frequent intervals (I was 10 mi northwest, wbound). I was uncomfortable with the situation. The controller seemed not to care at all (as usual at mygf). Still no visual contact. I asked for the other aircraft's position. She handed him off to the tower (still above my altitude). I then saw a DOT to the north, above. There was no apparent change in relative bearing. I banked hard left, to load the wings and pushed the nose over. The DOT changed, in just a moment, to a window full of king air. When he was turned over to the tower (just before I saw him), I switched #2 communication to the tower frequency 118.5. I asked his position, but my transmitter was still on communication #1. After the near miss, the tower controller notified him that there was a twin cessna. The pilot replied 'yeah, he was right in front of me.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TWIN CESSNA ATX HAS AN NMAC WITH A KING AIR 18 MI NW OF FREEPORT, MYGW, FO
Narrative: I WAS ENRTE FROM TREASURE CAY, BAHAMAS (MYAT), TO WEST PALM BEACH, FL (PBI). I CONTACTED MYGF APCH CTL 16 NM E AND TOLD THEM THAT I WANTED TO PASS N OF THE FIELD AT 4500 FT WBOUND. THEY TOLD ME TO RPT ABEAM TO THE N, WHICH I DID. I HEARD THEM CLR A KING AIR IN FROM THE NW (I THINK THAT IT WAS JAKEL INTXN). THEY DID NOT MENTION TFC TO EITHER OF US, SO I ASKED FOR THE KING AIR'S POS. THE CTLR CALLED THE KING AIR AND HE RPTED 18 MI NW. SHE (THE CTLR) SAID THAT HE WAS DSNDING FROM 5500 FT TO 1500 FT. I GAVE MY POS 3 MORE TIMES, AT FREQUENT INTERVALS (I WAS 10 MI NW, WBOUND). I WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE SIT. THE CTLR SEEMED NOT TO CARE AT ALL (AS USUAL AT MYGF). STILL NO VISUAL CONTACT. I ASKED FOR THE OTHER ACFT'S POS. SHE HANDED HIM OFF TO THE TWR (STILL ABOVE MY ALT). I THEN SAW A DOT TO THE N, ABOVE. THERE WAS NO APPARENT CHANGE IN RELATIVE BEARING. I BANKED HARD L, TO LOAD THE WINGS AND PUSHED THE NOSE OVER. THE DOT CHANGED, IN JUST A MOMENT, TO A WINDOW FULL OF KING AIR. WHEN HE WAS TURNED OVER TO THE TWR (JUST BEFORE I SAW HIM), I SWITCHED #2 COM TO THE TWR FREQ 118.5. I ASKED HIS POS, BUT MY XMITTER WAS STILL ON COM #1. AFTER THE NEAR MISS, THE TWR CTLR NOTIFIED HIM THAT THERE WAS A TWIN CESSNA. THE PLT REPLIED 'YEAH, HE WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF 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.