Traffic conflict at an uncontrolled airport.

Attributes
ACN	470105
Time
Date	200004
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tvi.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	De Havilland Canada Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern departure : vfr
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 34.9 flight time total : 445.6 flight time type : 154.0
ASRS Report	470105
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

The sun was low with haze and some smoke. Few clouds, bases 3000 ft. I was heading north, maneuvering to approach runway 32, tvi at a 45 degree entry. I heard a plane call 'taking active runway 32' but didn't pay much attention. I suddenly saw a light twin on a southwest course about 1 mi away at about my altitude. I quickly rolled right and pulled hard. He saw me, rolled to his right and seemed to dive slightly. We passed about 500 ft horizontal. 100 ft vertical. I should have called 10 mi out and again when I heard his transmission. The sun was in his eyes and the haze made spotting me difficult.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TFC CONFLICT AT AN UNCTLED ARPT.

Narrative: THE SUN WAS LOW WITH HAZE AND SOME SMOKE. FEW CLOUDS, BASES 3000 FT. I WAS HDG N, MANEUVERING TO APCH RWY 32, TVI AT A 45 DEG ENTRY. I HEARD A PLANE CALL 'TAKING ACTIVE RWY 32' BUT DIDN'T PAY MUCH ATTN. I SUDDENLY SAW A LIGHT TWIN ON A SW COURSE ABOUT 1 MI AWAY AT ABOUT MY ALT. I QUICKLY ROLLED R AND PULLED HARD. HE SAW ME, ROLLED TO HIS R AND SEEMED TO DIVE SLIGHTLY. WE PASSED ABOUT 500 FT HORIZ. 100 FT VERT. I SHOULD HAVE CALLED 10 MI OUT AND AGAIN WHEN I HEARD HIS XMISSION. THE SUN WAS IN HIS EYES AND THE HAZE MADE SPOTTING ME DIFFICULT.

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.