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Very close near midair collision between a departure DA20 trainer and a low altitude cruising citabria 6 NM east of aff, co.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 607459 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200402 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : aff.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Champion Citabria |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2250 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 607459 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 30 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was flying to the practice area with my student on an eastbound track. My student was under the foggles, and I was looking away from the approaching traffic. My student then gasped because he saw the shadow of the citabria that was flying northbound at 9000 ft (the same altitude as we were). We came very close. If I would have turned my head sooner toward the aircraft, I would have seen the color of the other pilot's shirt. We were not with springs approach at the time. We were outside of class C.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: VERY CLOSE NMAC BTWN A DEP DA20 TRAINER AND A LOW ALT CRUISING CITABRIA 6 NM E OF AFF, CO.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING TO THE PRACTICE AREA WITH MY STUDENT ON AN EBOUND TRACK. MY STUDENT WAS UNDER THE FOGGLES, AND I WAS LOOKING AWAY FROM THE APCHING TFC. MY STUDENT THEN GASPED BECAUSE HE SAW THE SHADOW OF THE CITABRIA THAT WAS FLYING NBOUND AT 9000 FT (THE SAME ALT AS WE WERE). WE CAME VERY CLOSE. IF I WOULD HAVE TURNED MY HEAD SOONER TOWARD THE ACFT, I WOULD HAVE SEEN THE COLOR OF THE OTHER PLT'S SHIRT. WE WERE NOT WITH SPRINGS APCH AT THE TIME. WE WERE OUTSIDE OF CLASS C.
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.