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Attributes | |
ACN | 547270 |
Time | |
Date | 200205 |
Day | Thu |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : luk.airport |
State Reference | OH |
Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : luk.tower |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Route In Use | approach : visual |
Flight Plan | None |
Aircraft 2 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : luk.tower |
Make Model Name | Baron 55/Cochise |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 26 flight time total : 373 flight time type : 77 |
ASRS Report | 547270 |
Person 2 | |
Function | observation : passenger |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
Consequence | faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 20 |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error other |
Narrative:
I was at 2000 ft MSL, 9 mi to the east of lunkin field. I listened to ATIS and then called the tower at luk and reported my position and altitude, east of the field, and requested permission to land. Tower requested an identify and I did so. At the time, winds were very strong out of the west and I was making only about 60 NM ground speed as I started back towards the airport. Tower reported radar contact and instructed that I call a 3 mi final for runway 21R. I read back the instructions. I started back towards the field on a path that would enable me to be approximately 3 NM from the airport when I reached the approach for runway 21R I heard the call on the radio 'lunkin tower, beech baron XXXX, 4 mi final, runway 21L.' realizing that I was in that same position, I started looking for the traffic as the tower cleared the baron to land. Almost instantly after their clearance, we saw, heard and felt the baron come over our top and bank to the right, coming from our 5 O'clock position. Both pilot and passenger estimate baron was 20-50 above us. From the time I received instructions to report a 3 mi final for runway 21R to the time the baron reported his position 4 mi out for runway 21L, I do not recall any radio xmissions from other aircraft reporting a position or requesting vectors or clearance for runway 21L or runway 21R. Both planes landed safely due to the evasive action taken by baron pilot. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: pilot indicated there was no attempt to point out traffic to each other. Pilot called the tower after lng and was told the incident would be looked into. Pilot has heard nothing more. Pilot is hesitant to ask the FAA for anything further. Let sleeping dogs lie.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 PLT AND BE55 HAD AN NMAC IN LUK CLASS D AIRSPACE.
Narrative: I WAS AT 2000 FT MSL, 9 MI TO THE E OF LUNKIN FIELD. I LISTENED TO ATIS AND THEN CALLED THE TWR AT LUK AND RPTED MY POS AND ALT, E OF THE FIELD, AND REQUESTED PERMISSION TO LAND. TWR REQUESTED AN IDENT AND I DID SO. AT THE TIME, WINDS WERE VERY STRONG OUT OF THE W AND I WAS MAKING ONLY ABOUT 60 NM GND SPD AS I STARTED BACK TOWARDS THE ARPT. TWR RPTED RADAR CONTACT AND INSTRUCTED THAT I CALL A 3 MI FINAL FOR RWY 21R. I READ BACK THE INSTRUCTIONS. I STARTED BACK TOWARDS THE FIELD ON A PATH THAT WOULD ENABLE ME TO BE APPROX 3 NM FROM THE ARPT WHEN I REACHED THE APCH FOR RWY 21R I HEARD THE CALL ON THE RADIO 'LUNKIN TWR, BEECH BARON XXXX, 4 MI FINAL, RWY 21L.' REALIZING THAT I WAS IN THAT SAME POS, I STARTED LOOKING FOR THE TFC AS THE TWR CLRED THE BARON TO LAND. ALMOST INSTANTLY AFTER THEIR CLRNC, WE SAW, HEARD AND FELT THE BARON COME OVER OUR TOP AND BANK TO THE R, COMING FROM OUR 5 O'CLOCK POS. BOTH PLT AND PAX ESTIMATE BARON WAS 20-50 ABOVE US. FROM THE TIME I RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS TO RPT A 3 MI FINAL FOR RWY 21R TO THE TIME THE BARON RPTED HIS POS 4 MI OUT FOR RWY 21L, I DO NOT RECALL ANY RADIO XMISSIONS FROM OTHER ACFT RPTING A POS OR REQUESTING VECTORS OR CLRNC FOR RWY 21L OR RWY 21R. BOTH PLANES LANDED SAFELY DUE TO THE EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN BY BARON PLT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: PLT INDICATED THERE WAS NO ATTEMPT TO POINT OUT TFC TO EACH OTHER. PLT CALLED THE TWR AFTER LNG AND WAS TOLD THE INCIDENT WOULD BE LOOKED INTO. PLT HAS HEARD NOTHING MORE. PLT IS HESITANT TO ASK THE FAA FOR ANYTHING FURTHER. LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE.
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.