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A PA28 pilot on a phx runway 25R visual experienced a near miss with a BE55 when the traffic and runway environment were blocked by the sun reflecting on a scratched windshield.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 689139 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dvt.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1900 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dvt.tower tower : ord.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dvt.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Beechcraft Beech Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 13 flight time total : 478 flight time type : 282 |
| ASRS Report | 689139 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 150 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
How the problem arose: I was turning from base to final to land on runway 25R. I had the PAPI and runway in sight until the setting sun blinded me. How it was discovered: while still banking towards final; I saw the barron in my left side window for about 3 seconds; relatively coming from rearward and over the top of us. Contributing factors: I lost sight of runway 25R and PAPI due to the sun. I was wearing transition glasses and not sun glasses. The wind screen micro scratches aggravated its clarity. There were no dark screen visors installed in the plane. Corrective actions: use of aviation sun glasses. Refinish renew wind screen. Install sun visors. Human performance considerations: perception -- I was still turning onto fin runway 25R and on the correct final to runway 25R. The other aircraft was crossing my track left to right and descending. Judgement: I underestimated the total loss of vision through the windscreen; as previously had been flying into the sun without much problem. Decisions: contacted tower; 'the baron was above me.' actions: went wings level; till baron was seen to the right and lower than ATC. Requested immediate go around; then early crosswind for downwind to runway 25R; landed. Factors affecting performance: loss of forward vision through windscreen.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA28 PLT ON A PHX RWY 25R VISUAL EXPERIENCED A NEAR MISS WITH A BE55 WHEN THE TFC AND RWY ENVIRONMENT WERE BLOCKED BY THE SUN REFLECTING ON A SCRATCHED WINDSHIELD.
Narrative: HOW THE PROB AROSE: I WAS TURNING FROM BASE TO FINAL TO LAND ON RWY 25R. I HAD THE PAPI AND RWY IN SIGHT UNTIL THE SETTING SUN BLINDED ME. HOW IT WAS DISCOVERED: WHILE STILL BANKING TOWARDS FINAL; I SAW THE BARRON IN MY L SIDE WINDOW FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS; RELATIVELY COMING FROM REARWARD AND OVER THE TOP OF US. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: I LOST SIGHT OF RWY 25R AND PAPI DUE TO THE SUN. I WAS WEARING TRANSITION GLASSES AND NOT SUN GLASSES. THE WIND SCREEN MICRO SCRATCHES AGGRAVATED ITS CLARITY. THERE WERE NO DARK SCREEN VISORS INSTALLED IN THE PLANE. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: USE OF AVIATION SUN GLASSES. REFINISH RENEW WIND SCREEN. INSTALL SUN VISORS. HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS: PERCEPTION -- I WAS STILL TURNING ONTO FIN RWY 25R AND ON THE CORRECT FINAL TO RWY 25R. THE OTHER ACFT WAS XING MY TRACK L TO R AND DSNDING. JUDGEMENT: I UNDERESTIMATED THE TOTAL LOSS OF VISION THROUGH THE WINDSCREEN; AS PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN FLYING INTO THE SUN WITHOUT MUCH PROB. DECISIONS: CONTACTED TWR; 'THE BARON WAS ABOVE ME.' ACTIONS: WENT WINGS LEVEL; TILL BARON WAS SEEN TO THE R AND LOWER THAN ATC. REQUESTED IMMEDIATE GAR; THEN EARLY XWIND FOR DOWNWIND TO RWY 25R; LANDED. FACTORS AFFECTING PERFORMANCE: LOSS OF FORWARD VISION THROUGH WINDSCREEN.
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.