Husky initiates evasive maneuver from PA31 while conducting touch-and-go at fai.

Attributes
ACN	508509
Time
Date	200104
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fai.airport
State Reference	AK
Altitude	msl single value : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fai.tower tower : dal.tower
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Christen A-1 Huskey
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : fai.tower
Operator	common carrier : charter
Make Model Name	PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	508509
Person 2
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

I was doing touch-and-goes in right traffic to runway 1R at fai. As I turned from base to final at about 800 ft MSL, I suddenly saw a piper navajo, in a steep right turn, come out from under the nose of my aircraft. The navajo was no more than 200 ft from me and perhaps 200 ft below me at most. The navajo was apparently circling from an approach to runway 1L at fai. The easternmost portion of his circle went through the final approach path for my assigned runway. A westerly wind of 15 KTS undoubtedly pushed the navajo toward my path. I was not given this aircraft as traffic by tower. I commented to the controller on tower frequency that it was a little close. Controller's response was 'I had you both in sight.' I think controller approved the navajo's turn without thought to other traffic and assumed that he would not blow through the approach path to runway 1R. If controller had called the traffic, I would have extended my downwind. As it was, had I accelerated my descent and not turned final till a few seconds later, we could have collided. I doubt that the controller's sight incorporates a tractor beam.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HUSKY INITIATES EVASIVE MANEUVER FROM PA31 WHILE CONDUCTING TOUCH-AND-GO AT FAI.

Narrative: I WAS DOING TOUCH-AND-GOES IN R TFC TO RWY 1R AT FAI. AS I TURNED FROM BASE TO FINAL AT ABOUT 800 FT MSL, I SUDDENLY SAW A PIPER NAVAJO, IN A STEEP R TURN, COME OUT FROM UNDER THE NOSE OF MY ACFT. THE NAVAJO WAS NO MORE THAN 200 FT FROM ME AND PERHAPS 200 FT BELOW ME AT MOST. THE NAVAJO WAS APPARENTLY CIRCLING FROM AN APCH TO RWY 1L AT FAI. THE EASTERNMOST PORTION OF HIS CIRCLE WENT THROUGH THE FINAL APCH PATH FOR MY ASSIGNED RWY. A WESTERLY WIND OF 15 KTS UNDOUBTEDLY PUSHED THE NAVAJO TOWARD MY PATH. I WAS NOT GIVEN THIS ACFT AS TFC BY TWR. I COMMENTED TO THE CTLR ON TWR FREQ THAT IT WAS A LITTLE CLOSE. CTLR'S RESPONSE WAS 'I HAD YOU BOTH IN SIGHT.' I THINK CTLR APPROVED THE NAVAJO'S TURN WITHOUT THOUGHT TO OTHER TFC AND ASSUMED THAT HE WOULD NOT BLOW THROUGH THE APCH PATH TO RWY 1R. IF CTLR HAD CALLED THE TFC, I WOULD HAVE EXTENDED MY DOWNWIND. AS IT WAS, HAD I ACCELERATED MY DSCNT AND NOT TURNED FINAL TILL A FEW SECONDS LATER, WE COULD HAVE COLLIDED. I DOUBT THAT THE CTLR'S SIGHT INCORPORATES A TRACTOR BEAM.

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.