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Attributes | |
ACN | 557307 |
Time | |
Date | 200208 |
Day | Sun |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : fxe.airport |
State Reference | FL |
Altitude | msl single value : 1000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : fxe.tower |
Operator | general aviation : corporate |
Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
Flight Plan | None |
Aircraft 2 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : fxe.tower |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : corporate |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 27 flight time total : 550 flight time type : 200 |
ASRS Report | 557307 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 300 vertical : 0 |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
ATC confirmed 2 mi north entry to runway 8. I radioed when entering position and was informed by ATC that ATC would call my base. I read back ATC instructions, flying the downwind leg for runway 8. ATC called my base, and told me to keep my turns square and tight. I saw no traffic in the area and was not informed of traffic, but after turning directly to base at 1000 ft MSL/AGL, a cessna immediately came into view in my windshield, crossing through from west to east. ATC told me to turn left to avoid the plane I cut off. I did not respond as I turned the plane, banking hard right to avoid the other aircraft. I radioed to ATC what I did and that they need to call out the other aircraft and a left turn as directed would have crashed both planes. I proceeded to land and telephone the fxe supervisor, who called me back after listening to the tapes and radar. He said he took the controller off duty to let him 'cool down' and he was sorry for the poor service. I was informed the other pilot was a student who had cost him 2 go around's of other aircraft that day due to their (the other aircraft) terrible flight control -- which I would attest to as we followed them on final. The other plane was all over the GS.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172 PLT, ENTERING THE PATTERN AT FXE AS INSTRUCTED BY ATC, HAD AN NMAC WITH A STUDENT PLT OF ANOTHER ACFT.
Narrative: ATC CONFIRMED 2 MI N ENTRY TO RWY 8. I RADIOED WHEN ENTERING POS AND WAS INFORMED BY ATC THAT ATC WOULD CALL MY BASE. I READ BACK ATC INSTRUCTIONS, FLYING THE DOWNWIND LEG FOR RWY 8. ATC CALLED MY BASE, AND TOLD ME TO KEEP MY TURNS SQUARE AND TIGHT. I SAW NO TFC IN THE AREA AND WAS NOT INFORMED OF TFC, BUT AFTER TURNING DIRECTLY TO BASE AT 1000 FT MSL/AGL, A CESSNA IMMEDIATELY CAME INTO VIEW IN MY WINDSHIELD, XING THROUGH FROM W TO E. ATC TOLD ME TO TURN L TO AVOID THE PLANE I CUT OFF. I DID NOT RESPOND AS I TURNED THE PLANE, BANKING HARD R TO AVOID THE OTHER ACFT. I RADIOED TO ATC WHAT I DID AND THAT THEY NEED TO CALL OUT THE OTHER ACFT AND A L TURN AS DIRECTED WOULD HAVE CRASHED BOTH PLANES. I PROCEEDED TO LAND AND TELEPHONE THE FXE SUPVR, WHO CALLED ME BACK AFTER LISTENING TO THE TAPES AND RADAR. HE SAID HE TOOK THE CTLR OFF DUTY TO LET HIM 'COOL DOWN' AND HE WAS SORRY FOR THE POOR SVC. I WAS INFORMED THE OTHER PLT WAS A STUDENT WHO HAD COST HIM 2 GAR'S OF OTHER ACFT THAT DAY DUE TO THEIR (THE OTHER ACFT) TERRIBLE FLT CTL -- WHICH I WOULD ATTEST TO AS WE FOLLOWED THEM ON FINAL. THE OTHER PLANE WAS ALL OVER THE GS.
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.