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Attributes | |
ACN | 513605 |
Time | |
Date | 200106 |
Day | Sun |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : fwa.airport |
State Reference | IN |
Altitude | agl single value : 3 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : fwa.tower |
Operator | general aviation : instructional |
Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
Flight Plan | None |
Aircraft 2 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : fwa.tower |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Talon |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | landing : go around |
Flight Plan | None |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | instruction : instructor |
Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 176 flight time total : 850 flight time type : 110 |
ASRS Report | 513605 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | instruction : trainee |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : nmac inflight encounter : wake turbulence non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : far non adherence : clearance |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : exited adverse environment |
Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 60 |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
A C152 was in right traffic for touch and goes. A T38 was in left traffic for what appeared to be performing low approachs and was performing other military maneuvers. The C152 was cleared for touch and go and the T38 was #2 to follow for touch and go. The C152 was rolling and at rotation while the T38, 2 seconds later, 'buzzed' the C152 while still over the left side of the runway (the T38 was still over the active runway within the runway edge markings). The C152 was affected by the T38's wake and was able to climb to the right as to clear any further wake turbulence. The control tower said and did nothing as this was normal safe practice. This occurred on the portion of the runway nearest to the control tower and 60% of the length down the runway. My impression was that the T38 did this 'buzz job' intentionally at the risk of instructor and student in a less maneuverable aircraft. The C152 did not report this on frequency due to shock but did report this event to the tower via phone and the FSDO via phone.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C152 INSTRUCTOR PLT AND STUDENT EXPERIENCE AN NMAC WHEN A T38 ON A GAR BUZZES THEIR ACFT AT 3 FT ABOVE THE RWY AT FWA, IN.
Narrative: A C152 WAS IN R TFC FOR TOUCH AND GOES. A T38 WAS IN L TFC FOR WHAT APPEARED TO BE PERFORMING LOW APCHS AND WAS PERFORMING OTHER MIL MANEUVERS. THE C152 WAS CLRED FOR TOUCH AND GO AND THE T38 WAS #2 TO FOLLOW FOR TOUCH AND GO. THE C152 WAS ROLLING AND AT ROTATION WHILE THE T38, 2 SECONDS LATER, 'BUZZED' THE C152 WHILE STILL OVER THE L SIDE OF THE RWY (THE T38 WAS STILL OVER THE ACTIVE RWY WITHIN THE RWY EDGE MARKINGS). THE C152 WAS AFFECTED BY THE T38'S WAKE AND WAS ABLE TO CLB TO THE R AS TO CLR ANY FURTHER WAKE TURB. THE CTL TWR SAID AND DID NOTHING AS THIS WAS NORMAL SAFE PRACTICE. THIS OCCURRED ON THE PORTION OF THE RWY NEAREST TO THE CTL TWR AND 60% OF THE LENGTH DOWN THE RWY. MY IMPRESSION WAS THAT THE T38 DID THIS 'BUZZ JOB' INTENTIONALLY AT THE RISK OF INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT IN A LESS MANEUVERABLE ACFT. THE C152 DID NOT RPT THIS ON FREQ DUE TO SHOCK BUT DID RPT THIS EVENT TO THE TWR VIA PHONE AND THE FSDO VIA PHONE.
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.