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An LJ60 on final approach to bed took evasive action to avoid an ultralight after local controller told ultralight to descend.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 702695 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200607 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bed.airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 6 msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bed.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Learjet 60 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bed.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Ultralight |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 13700 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 702695 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other |
| Resolutory Action | controller : separated traffic |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 500 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
The PF spotted and took evasive action around an ultralight on the final approach course at the GS intercept altitude. This occurred during the frequency change to local. I advised tower of the conflict and he said that the ultralight had us in sight and that it was told to descend. There was no TCAS target or alerts. General thoughts: aircraft should not be crossing the final at the intercept altitude. With today's technology; all aircraft should have a mode C transponder. A 40 KT ultralight cannot maneuver out of the way of a 170 KT jet.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN LJ60 ON FINAL APCH TO BED TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID AN ULTRALIGHT AFTER LCL CTLR TOLD ULTRALIGHT TO DSND.
Narrative: THE PF SPOTTED AND TOOK EVASIVE ACTION AROUND AN ULTRALIGHT ON THE FINAL APCH COURSE AT THE GS INTERCEPT ALT. THIS OCCURRED DURING THE FREQ CHANGE TO LCL. I ADVISED TWR OF THE CONFLICT AND HE SAID THAT THE ULTRALIGHT HAD US IN SIGHT AND THAT IT WAS TOLD TO DSND. THERE WAS NO TCAS TARGET OR ALERTS. GENERAL THOUGHTS: ACFT SHOULD NOT BE XING THE FINAL AT THE INTERCEPT ALT. WITH TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY; ALL ACFT SHOULD HAVE A MODE C XPONDER. A 40 KT ULTRALIGHT CANNOT MANEUVER OUT OF THE WAY OF A 170 KT JET.
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.