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A PA30 pilot has an near midair collision with a C182 while receiving flight following from cape approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 588625 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200307 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : mvy.vor |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-30 Twin Comanche |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 588625 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
This was the closet I have come to killing myself in an airplane. Our route of flight took us around cape cod from hyannis to provincetown to nantucket to martha's vineyard then to falmouth airpark for a local scenic flight. On board were my 2 cousins (non pilots) and my 10 month old son. We were receiving RA's from cape approach throughout the flight. I was flying at 2700 ft MSL to avoid the class D airspace of ack and mvy. Approach had been keeping us updated on traffic for our 45 mins. As we passed over martha's vineyard, I reached a dangerous level of complacency and sufficiently reduced my traffic scan. I must have had my head down and to the side for 10 or more seconds. When I looked up, to my horror, I saw an opposite direction C182 at very close range and within 200 ft of my altitude. Neither of us took evasive action, so I'm not sure if they ever saw us. I was in such a state of shock, that I could not even bring myself together to report it to ATC. We landed without further incident. I will be investing in a bf goodrich skywatch.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA30 PLT HAS AN NMAC WITH A C182 WHILE RECEIVING FLT FOLLOWING FROM CAPE APCH.
Narrative: THIS WAS THE CLOSET I HAVE COME TO KILLING MYSELF IN AN AIRPLANE. OUR RTE OF FLT TOOK US AROUND CAPE COD FROM HYANNIS TO PROVINCETOWN TO NANTUCKET TO MARTHA'S VINEYARD THEN TO FALMOUTH AIRPARK FOR A LCL SCENIC FLT. ON BOARD WERE MY 2 COUSINS (NON PLTS) AND MY 10 MONTH OLD SON. WE WERE RECEIVING RA'S FROM CAPE APCH THROUGHOUT THE FLT. I WAS FLYING AT 2700 FT MSL TO AVOID THE CLASS D AIRSPACE OF ACK AND MVY. APCH HAD BEEN KEEPING US UPDATED ON TFC FOR OUR 45 MINS. AS WE PASSED OVER MARTHA'S VINEYARD, I REACHED A DANGEROUS LEVEL OF COMPLACENCY AND SUFFICIENTLY REDUCED MY TFC SCAN. I MUST HAVE HAD MY HEAD DOWN AND TO THE SIDE FOR 10 OR MORE SECONDS. WHEN I LOOKED UP, TO MY HORROR, I SAW AN OPPOSITE DIRECTION C182 AT VERY CLOSE RANGE AND WITHIN 200 FT OF MY ALT. NEITHER OF US TOOK EVASIVE ACTION, SO I'M NOT SURE IF THEY EVER SAW US. I WAS IN SUCH A STATE OF SHOCK, THAT I COULD NOT EVEN BRING MYSELF TOGETHER TO RPT IT TO ATC. WE LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. I WILL BE INVESTING IN A BF GOODRICH SKYWATCH.
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.