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T2 buckeye pilot has an near midair collision while in VFR cruise flight with a twin engine turboprop.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 688324 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200602 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : enw.vor |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | msl single value : 13500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Buckeye T-20 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mke.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 70 |
| ASRS Report | 688324 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
In an area approximately 8-10 NM west of 57C airport; I began practicing VFR maneuvers. I was always at least 4 NM away from any federal airway over unpopulated areas in a block altitude of 12500-17500 ft. After completing my practice I took up a heading of approximately 140 degrees at 13500 ft to return to my home base. The WX was clear VFR but the sun was low in the horizon and very bright shining from about 200-210 degrees. While in level VFR flight; I noticed a commuter turboprop aircraft come out of the sun on a heading of approximately 40 degrees. Immediately upon seeing the aircraft I pulled away in an evasive maneuver to avoid the other aircraft. I contacted milwaukee approach control after the near midair collision and discussed the incident with the controller supervisor on duty. He advised me that the commuter aircraft did have me on TCAS but could not visually identify me and that rockford controller; before handing the commuter off to milwaukee; advised the commuter of my approximately location.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: T2 BUCKEYE PLT HAS AN NMAC WHILE IN VFR CRUISE FLT WITH A TWIN ENG TURBOPROP.
Narrative: IN AN AREA APPROX 8-10 NM W OF 57C ARPT; I BEGAN PRACTICING VFR MANEUVERS. I WAS ALWAYS AT LEAST 4 NM AWAY FROM ANY FEDERAL AIRWAY OVER UNPOPULATED AREAS IN A BLOCK ALT OF 12500-17500 FT. AFTER COMPLETING MY PRACTICE I TOOK UP A HDG OF APPROX 140 DEGS AT 13500 FT TO RETURN TO MY HOME BASE. THE WX WAS CLR VFR BUT THE SUN WAS LOW IN THE HORIZON AND VERY BRIGHT SHINING FROM ABOUT 200-210 DEGS. WHILE IN LEVEL VFR FLT; I NOTICED A COMMUTER TURBOPROP ACFT COME OUT OF THE SUN ON A HDG OF APPROX 40 DEGS. IMMEDIATELY UPON SEEING THE ACFT I PULLED AWAY IN AN EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID THE OTHER ACFT. I CONTACTED MILWAUKEE APCH CTL AFTER THE NMAC AND DISCUSSED THE INCIDENT WITH THE CTLR SUPVR ON DUTY. HE ADVISED ME THAT THE COMMUTER ACFT DID HAVE ME ON TCAS BUT COULD NOT VISUALLY IDENT ME AND THAT ROCKFORD CTLR; BEFORE HANDING THE COMMUTER OFF TO MILWAUKEE; ADVISED THE COMMUTER OF MY APPROX LOCATION.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.