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C130 flight crew make left turn to avoid a banner towing aircraft just off to the right and lower outside of class D airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 507363 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cof.tower artcc : zid.artcc |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Hercules (C-130) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : military pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 3200 |
| ASRS Report | 507363 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
During a random shallow approach (tactical visual maneuver) to runway 2O at patrick AFB, the PNF called out VFR traffic low and to the right. We accomplished a left turn to avoid. The event was outside the patrick AFB class D airspace and tower reported no traffic on radar. We showed no VFR traffic on aircraft radar either. Causes: small banner towing aircraft are extremely difficult to acquire visually against the coastline. Also, most do not have xponders, making it even more difficult to acquire them with aircraft radar/integration equipment. Prevention: weigh the risk of this type of low level tactical training in class G airspace. Wait to start the random shallow maneuver until well inside class D airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C130 FLC MAKE L TURN TO AVOID A BANNER TOWING ACFT JUST OFF TO THE R AND LOWER OUTSIDE OF CLASS D AIRSPACE.
Narrative: DURING A RANDOM SHALLOW APCH (TACTICAL VISUAL MANEUVER) TO RWY 2O AT PATRICK AFB, THE PNF CALLED OUT VFR TFC LOW AND TO THE R. WE ACCOMPLISHED A L TURN TO AVOID. THE EVENT WAS OUTSIDE THE PATRICK AFB CLASS D AIRSPACE AND TWR RPTED NO TFC ON RADAR. WE SHOWED NO VFR TFC ON ACFT RADAR EITHER. CAUSES: SMALL BANNER TOWING ACFT ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ACQUIRE VISUALLY AGAINST THE COASTLINE. ALSO, MOST DO NOT HAVE XPONDERS, MAKING IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO ACQUIRE THEM WITH ACFT RADAR/INTEGRATION EQUIP. PREVENTION: WEIGH THE RISK OF THIS TYPE OF LOW LEVEL TACTICAL TRAINING IN CLASS G AIRSPACE. WAIT TO START THE RANDOM SHALLOW MANEUVER UNTIL WELL INSIDE CLASS D AIRSPACE.
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.