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A C172 pilot became distraction watching 3 large military aircraft and descended 300 ft below his VFR altitude, causing the military aircraft to take evasive action.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 568206 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200212 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : cyn.vor |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 7 msl bound lower : 3200 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | military facility : wri.milfac |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | military facility : wri.milfac |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Military |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 568206 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Excellent night visibility tracking 25 degrees, observed 3 large military aircraft depart mcguire. The 3 aircraft departed in an arc that took them from a 11:30 O'clock position to a 9 O'clock position with a 700 ft space under my aircraft (first of the 3 military aircraft). I was communicating with the same controller that the military aircraft were talking with, and we knew each other's position. I was distraction by the proximity of the aircraft and descended 300 ft. I climbed back to 3500 ft and continued flight military aircraft reported to ATC that he had to take evasive action.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172 PLT BECAME DISTR WATCHING 3 LARGE MIL ACFT AND DSNDED 300 FT BELOW HIS VFR ALT, CAUSING THE MIL ACFT TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION.
Narrative: EXCELLENT NIGHT VISIBILITY TRACKING 25 DEGS, OBSERVED 3 LARGE MIL ACFT DEPART MCGUIRE. THE 3 ACFT DEPARTED IN AN ARC THAT TOOK THEM FROM A 11:30 O'CLOCK POS TO A 9 O'CLOCK POS WITH A 700 FT SPACE UNDER MY ACFT (FIRST OF THE 3 MIL ACFT). I WAS COMMUNICATING WITH THE SAME CTLR THAT THE MIL ACFT WERE TALKING WITH, AND WE KNEW EACH OTHER'S POS. I WAS DISTR BY THE PROX OF THE ACFT AND DSNDED 300 FT. I CLBED BACK TO 3500 FT AND CONTINUED FLT MIL ACFT RPTED TO ATC THAT HE HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION.
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.