Narrative:

During a routine training flight in a military C130E (non TCASII equipped), a near miss occurred near nqa (millington, tn). Our aircraft was a C130E on an IFR flight plan. We had completed holding over mnfrd (mem 015/027) and were cleared for the VOR runway 22 full procedure turn by ZME. After reporting procedure turn inbound to memphis approach control, we were given the frequency change to millington tower prior to the final approach fix. We reported gear down approaching the final approach fix to millington tower approximately 3 mi from mnfrd (the final approach fix). Our aircraft was fully configured for landing (flaps at 50%, gear down, 150 KIAS, landing lights on, wingtip taxi lights on, anti-collision and position lights on). We were at altitude 2000 ft MSL (approximately 1700 ft AGL) coordinates 5.25.45N 089.50.25W, airspeed 150 KIAS. This point is class east airspace, underneath the lateral limits of the class B airspace of mem, with floor 700 ft above the surface. The flight engineer called the traffic and both the student and instructor (aircraft commander) initiated an evasive maneuver to pull up. The offending aircraft (a propeller-driven civilian aircraft) passed 50 ft below and 75 ft right of our aircraft during the maneuver. The aircraft climbed 200+ ft during the maneuver. We called millington tower and asked if they knew that we just experienced a near miss and if they were talking to the aircraft? The civilian aircraft called back to report that he was 'sorry' and that he 'tried to avoid us.' tower did not know of the near miss.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C130 ON IAP IN VMC HAS AN NMAC WITH PA32 NOT IN CONTACT WITH THE TWR WITHIN NQA CLASS D AIRSPACE.

Narrative: DURING A ROUTINE TRAINING FLT IN A MIL C130E (NON TCASII EQUIPPED), A NEAR MISS OCCURRED NEAR NQA (MILLINGTON, TN). OUR ACFT WAS A C130E ON AN IFR FLT PLAN. WE HAD COMPLETED HOLDING OVER MNFRD (MEM 015/027) AND WERE CLRED FOR THE VOR RWY 22 FULL PROC TURN BY ZME. AFTER RPTING PROC TURN INBOUND TO MEMPHIS APCH CTL, WE WERE GIVEN THE FREQ CHANGE TO MILLINGTON TWR PRIOR TO THE FINAL APCH FIX. WE RPTED GEAR DOWN APCHING THE FINAL APCH FIX TO MILLINGTON TWR APPROX 3 MI FROM MNFRD (THE FINAL APCH FIX). OUR ACFT WAS FULLY CONFIGURED FOR LNDG (FLAPS AT 50%, GEAR DOWN, 150 KIAS, LNDG LIGHTS ON, WINGTIP TAXI LIGHTS ON, ANTI-COLLISION AND POS LIGHTS ON). WE WERE AT ALT 2000 FT MSL (APPROX 1700 FT AGL) COORDINATES 5.25.45N 089.50.25W, AIRSPD 150 KIAS. THIS POINT IS CLASS E AIRSPACE, UNDERNEATH THE LATERAL LIMITS OF THE CLASS B AIRSPACE OF MEM, WITH FLOOR 700 FT ABOVE THE SURFACE. THE FE CALLED THE TFC AND BOTH THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR (ACFT COMMANDER) INITIATED AN EVASIVE MANEUVER TO PULL UP. THE OFFENDING ACFT (A PROP-DRIVEN CIVILIAN ACFT) PASSED 50 FT BELOW AND 75 FT R OF OUR ACFT DURING THE MANEUVER. THE ACFT CLBED 200+ FT DURING THE MANEUVER. WE CALLED MILLINGTON TWR AND ASKED IF THEY KNEW THAT WE JUST EXPERIENCED A NEAR MISS AND IF THEY WERE TALKING TO THE ACFT? THE CIVILIAN ACFT CALLED BACK TO RPT THAT HE WAS 'SORRY' AND THAT HE 'TRIED TO AVOID US.' TWR DID NOT KNOW OF THE NEAR MISS.

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.