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Near midair collision between a C150 turning downwind after takeoff and a light twin crossing 75 ft directly below the C150. Both aircraft were under tower control and tower had given C150 TA of the twin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 522502 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pae.airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pae.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pae.tower |
| Operator | Other |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : ukn |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1980 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 522502 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 75 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Doing pattern work on runway 16L at pae with student pilot just turned downwind at approximately 1500 ft. Tower advised that traffic was passing runway 34R eastbound. In the next moment, the twin passed underneath us by 50-100 ft. Reported the near midair collision to the tower via radio and via telephone on ground.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BTWN A C150 TURNING DOWNWIND AFTER TKOF AND A LIGHT TWIN XING 75 FT DIRECTLY BELOW THE C150. BOTH ACFT WERE UNDER TWR CTL AND TWR HAD GIVEN C150 TA OF THE TWIN.
Narrative: DOING PATTERN WORK ON RWY 16L AT PAE WITH STUDENT PLT JUST TURNED DOWNWIND AT APPROX 1500 FT. TWR ADVISED THAT TFC WAS PASSING RWY 34R EBOUND. IN THE NEXT MOMENT, THE TWIN PASSED UNDERNEATH US BY 50-100 FT. RPTED THE NMAC TO THE TWR VIA RADIO AND VIA TELEPHONE ON GND.
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.