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A C210 pilot, in the pattern at abq, lost visual contact with traffic for other runway. An evasive maneuver was the result.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 532554 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200112 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : abq.vortac |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | msl single value : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : abq.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : abq.tracon |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Hercules (C-130) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 14.8 flight time total : 1292.8 |
| ASRS Report | 532554 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : became reoriented |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1500 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
While on left downwind for landing runway 3, ATC requested close-in approach to provide increased spacing for approaching lifeguard flight. Before starting turn to base, I lost sight of C130 maneuvering to final approach to runway 8, when positional geometry placed it in sun glare. Sun was low in sky near winter solstice. C130 was not visible in the direction I was turning and throughout the turn was blocked from visibility by my aircraft's nose and sun glare. I assumed it had proceeded west on downwind and was no factor, but upon leveling the wings on close base the positional geometry of the aircraft, I saw the C130 at my 3 O'clock position closing eastbound while I was sbound. I dove slightly to increase separation. To prevent recurrence, ATC should delay requesting close pattern until after conflicting traffic is clearly diverging. Contributing factor is that C130 was apparently on UHF channels while I was on VHF with approach and tower.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C210 PLT, IN THE PATTERN AT ABQ, LOST VISUAL CONTACT WITH TFC FOR OTHER RWY. AN EVASIVE MANEUVER WAS THE RESULT.
Narrative: WHILE ON L DOWNWIND FOR LNDG RWY 3, ATC REQUESTED CLOSE-IN APCH TO PROVIDE INCREASED SPACING FOR APCHING LIFEGUARD FLT. BEFORE STARTING TURN TO BASE, I LOST SIGHT OF C130 MANEUVERING TO FINAL APCH TO RWY 8, WHEN POSITIONAL GEOMETRY PLACED IT IN SUN GLARE. SUN WAS LOW IN SKY NEAR WINTER SOLSTICE. C130 WAS NOT VISIBLE IN THE DIRECTION I WAS TURNING AND THROUGHOUT THE TURN WAS BLOCKED FROM VISIBILITY BY MY ACFT'S NOSE AND SUN GLARE. I ASSUMED IT HAD PROCEEDED W ON DOWNWIND AND WAS NO FACTOR, BUT UPON LEVELING THE WINGS ON CLOSE BASE THE POSITIONAL GEOMETRY OF THE ACFT, I SAW THE C130 AT MY 3 O'CLOCK POS CLOSING EBOUND WHILE I WAS SBOUND. I DOVE SLIGHTLY TO INCREASE SEPARATION. TO PREVENT RECURRENCE, ATC SHOULD DELAY REQUESTING CLOSE PATTERN UNTIL AFTER CONFLICTING TFC IS CLRLY DIVERGING. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IS THAT C130 WAS APPARENTLY ON UHF CHANNELS WHILE I WAS ON VHF WITH APCH AND TWR.
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.