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Near midair collision between a sel small aircraft level and an small transport twin climbing in class east airspace just outside of class B.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 445643 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 114 flight time total : 114 flight time type : 11 |
| ASRS Report | 445643 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I made contact with dallas fort worth, approach. They started to vector me to the airport and told me to expect runway 13L. Of course, they were trying to keep me out of class B airspace as long as possible, so they told me that I had to descend from 5500 ft to 2000 ft. I descended the assigned altitude as soon as it was possible. I was in straight and level flight, following dfw approach instructions flying in class east airspace, and when I was about to enter class B airspace I realized that there was a traffic really close to me. It was a twin-engine airplane, coming right to me. He was climbing, and my first reaction was to pitch the nose down while he was climbing. I tried to get the tail number of that aircraft, but I couldn't get it, so I reported to dfw approach that we had a traffic very close to me, and he limited to tell me 'roger.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BTWN A SEL SMA LEVEL AND AN SMT TWIN CLBING IN CLASS E AIRSPACE JUST OUTSIDE OF CLASS B.
Narrative: I MADE CONTACT WITH DALLAS FORT WORTH, APCH. THEY STARTED TO VECTOR ME TO THE ARPT AND TOLD ME TO EXPECT RWY 13L. OF COURSE, THEY WERE TRYING TO KEEP ME OUT OF CLASS B AIRSPACE AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, SO THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO DSND FROM 5500 FT TO 2000 FT. I DSNDED THE ASSIGNED ALT AS SOON AS IT WAS POSSIBLE. I WAS IN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLT, FOLLOWING DFW APCH INSTRUCTIONS FLYING IN CLASS E AIRSPACE, AND WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO ENTER CLASS B AIRSPACE I REALIZED THAT THERE WAS A TFC REALLY CLOSE TO ME. IT WAS A TWIN-ENG AIRPLANE, COMING RIGHT TO ME. HE WAS CLBING, AND MY FIRST REACTION WAS TO PITCH THE NOSE DOWN WHILE HE WAS CLBING. I TRIED TO GET THE TAIL NUMBER OF THAT ACFT, BUT I COULDN'T GET IT, SO I RPTED TO DFW APCH THAT WE HAD A TFC VERY CLOSE TO ME, AND HE LIMITED TO TELL ME 'ROGER.'
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.