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A PA32 CFI on a cross country training flight has a close encounter with an air carrier cargo aircraft at 1300 ft MSL, 2 mi south of fme, md.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 459030 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199912 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fme.airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bwi.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct enroute other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bwi.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 459030 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : far non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 550 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was flying cross country from college park, md, airport to bay bridge airport, md -- a distance of about 25 NM. I was in the corridor south of ft meade, md, airport at 1300 ft. I saw approaching an air carrier above my altitude. I immediately turned right to avoid wake turbulence. The air carrier also turned right and it passed above my altitude on my left. When I landed at bay bridge I was asked to call the watch supervisor at baltimore international. I did call. The watch supervisor said he was expecting a call from the air carrier and to call back in about 1/2 hour. At that time, the watch supervisor said he was still waiting to hear from the air carrier. He asked for my home address and telephone number in case they needed to get in touch with me. That was the last I've heard from anyone.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA32 CFI ON A XCOUNTRY TRAINING FLT HAS A CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH AN ACR CARGO ACFT AT 1300 FT MSL, 2 MI S OF FME, MD.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING XCOUNTRY FROM COLLEGE PARK, MD, ARPT TO BAY BRIDGE ARPT, MD -- A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 25 NM. I WAS IN THE CORRIDOR S OF FT MEADE, MD, ARPT AT 1300 FT. I SAW APCHING AN ACR ABOVE MY ALT. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED R TO AVOID WAKE TURB. THE ACR ALSO TURNED R AND IT PASSED ABOVE MY ALT ON MY L. WHEN I LANDED AT BAY BRIDGE I WAS ASKED TO CALL THE WATCH SUPVR AT BALTIMORE INTL. I DID CALL. THE WATCH SUPVR SAID HE WAS EXPECTING A CALL FROM THE ACR AND TO CALL BACK IN ABOUT 1/2 HR. AT THAT TIME, THE WATCH SUPVR SAID HE WAS STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE ACR. HE ASKED FOR MY HOME ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER IN CASE THEY NEEDED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME. THAT WAS THE LAST I'VE HEARD FROM ANYONE.
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.