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LR25 crew canceled their IFR clearance, in typical lax smog, in order to fly a visual approach to sbd.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 553833 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200207 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sbd.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Learjet 25 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 553833 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter other non adherence : far non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert none taken : detected after the fact |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Aircraft Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
At approximately XA30 while approaching the san bernardino airport from the east, we told socal we had the airport in sight and would like to cancel IFR and make a visual approach to runway 6. We elected to land on runway 6 to allow for descent. Socal advised traffic at 9000 ft at 12 O'clock position and advised that we could not be cleared for a VFR/visual approach until clear. Shortly thereafter we were cleared for frequency change and IFR cancellation with the further notification of 2 targets at 2500 ft at 12 O'clock position. First officer transmitted on what he intended to be unicom but failed to switch radios. Socal then advised that we had flown over the top of another aircraft with 200 ft separation. We never saw the other aircraft due to haze and flying into the sunlight. Lessons learned would be to remain at altitude safely above traffic until all clear is given.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LR25 CREW CANCELED THEIR IFR CLRNC, IN TYPICAL LAX SMOG, IN ORDER TO FLY A VISUAL APCH TO SBD.
Narrative: AT APPROX XA30 WHILE APCHING THE SAN BERNARDINO ARPT FROM THE E, WE TOLD SOCAL WE HAD THE ARPT IN SIGHT AND WOULD LIKE TO CANCEL IFR AND MAKE A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 6. WE ELECTED TO LAND ON RWY 6 TO ALLOW FOR DSCNT. SOCAL ADVISED TFC AT 9000 FT AT 12 O'CLOCK POS AND ADVISED THAT WE COULD NOT BE CLRED FOR A VFR/VISUAL APCH UNTIL CLR. SHORTLY THEREAFTER WE WERE CLRED FOR FREQ CHANGE AND IFR CANCELLATION WITH THE FURTHER NOTIFICATION OF 2 TARGETS AT 2500 FT AT 12 O'CLOCK POS. FO XMITTED ON WHAT HE INTENDED TO BE UNICOM BUT FAILED TO SWITCH RADIOS. SOCAL THEN ADVISED THAT WE HAD FLOWN OVER THE TOP OF ANOTHER ACFT WITH 200 FT SEPARATION. WE NEVER SAW THE OTHER ACFT DUE TO HAZE AND FLYING INTO THE SUNLIGHT. LESSONS LEARNED WOULD BE TO REMAIN AT ALT SAFELY ABOVE TFC UNTIL ALL CLR IS GIVEN.
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.