Near midair collision between a beech BE20 level on top of an overcast at 3000 ft on direct course t...

Attributes
ACN	485540
Time
Date	200009
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Super King Air 200 HDC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : ns
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 183 flight time total : 3804 flight time type : 28
ASRS Report	485540
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Early morning flight from cae to esn. WX at destination well below non precision minimums. Held at esn for 30-40 mins. Then diverted to sby. Bwi approach cleared me direct to sby at 3000 ft. Handed off to navy pxt approach. Pxt approach could not seem to get our call sign right. Approaching sby, I asked for approach information/vectors to final. Pxt approach asked if I was on an IFR flight plan. I informed them I definitely was, as bwi approach had handed me off. About this time, we had an near midair collision with a piper archer. We missed by less than 200 ft vertical and 0 ft horizontal. With a mix of fear, shock, and sarcasm, I thanked ATC for the traffic they failed to issue. The controller ordered me to 'can the attitude.' I informed the controller that I did not have an attitude yet, but would be happy to oblige via landline upon arrival, and demanded and received their phone number. The controller's excuse was poor radar coverage on the eastern shore. Yet they had me in radar contact direct to det. I then had to again ask for specific clearance instructions, as I was fast approaching my clearance limit, which was not at the IAF. I was then cleared to colby, maintain 3000 ft until established, cleared for the ILS approach at sby. Upon arrival, I called pxt approach and talked to the supervisor. He made excuses for his controller's poor performance. I advised him my name was with the FAA, and gave him my personal cell phone number. I have had no further contact from pxt.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN A BEECH BE20 LEVEL ON TOP OF AN OVCST AT 3000 FT ON DIRECT COURSE TO AN ILS FAF, AND A PIPER ARCHER LEVEL 200 FT ABOVE.

Narrative: EARLY MORNING FLT FROM CAE TO ESN. WX AT DEST WELL BELOW NON PRECISION MINIMUMS. HELD AT ESN FOR 30-40 MINS. THEN DIVERTED TO SBY. BWI APCH CLRED ME DIRECT TO SBY AT 3000 FT. HANDED OFF TO NAVY PXT APCH. PXT APCH COULD NOT SEEM TO GET OUR CALL SIGN RIGHT. APCHING SBY, I ASKED FOR APCH INFO/VECTORS TO FINAL. PXT APCH ASKED IF I WAS ON AN IFR FLT PLAN. I INFORMED THEM I DEFINITELY WAS, AS BWI APCH HAD HANDED ME OFF. ABOUT THIS TIME, WE HAD AN NMAC WITH A PIPER ARCHER. WE MISSED BY LESS THAN 200 FT VERT AND 0 FT HORIZ. WITH A MIX OF FEAR, SHOCK, AND SARCASM, I THANKED ATC FOR THE TFC THEY FAILED TO ISSUE. THE CTLR ORDERED ME TO 'CAN THE ATTITUDE.' I INFORMED THE CTLR THAT I DID NOT HAVE AN ATTITUDE YET, BUT WOULD BE HAPPY TO OBLIGE VIA LANDLINE UPON ARR, AND DEMANDED AND RECEIVED THEIR PHONE NUMBER. THE CTLR'S EXCUSE WAS POOR RADAR COVERAGE ON THE EASTERN SHORE. YET THEY HAD ME IN RADAR CONTACT DIRECT TO DET. I THEN HAD TO AGAIN ASK FOR SPECIFIC CLRNC INSTRUCTIONS, AS I WAS FAST APCHING MY CLRNC LIMIT, WHICH WAS NOT AT THE IAF. I WAS THEN CLRED TO COLBY, MAINTAIN 3000 FT UNTIL ESTABLISHED, CLRED FOR THE ILS APCH AT SBY. UPON ARR, I CALLED PXT APCH AND TALKED TO THE SUPVR. HE MADE EXCUSES FOR HIS CTLR'S POOR PERFORMANCE. I ADVISED HIM MY NAME WAS WITH THE FAA, AND GAVE HIM MY PERSONAL CELL PHONE NUMBER. I HAVE HAD NO FURTHER CONTACT FROM PXT.

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.

Near midair collision between a beech BE20 level on top of an overcast at 3000 ft on direct course to an ILS FAF, and a piper archer level 200 ft above.