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Attributes | |
ACN | 736164 |
Time | |
Date | 200704 |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : ont.airport |
State Reference | CA |
Altitude | msl single value : 6800 |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | A319 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
Route In Use | departure sid : prado |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1400 |
ASRS Report | 736164 |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Airspace Structure |
Primary Problem | Airspace Structure |
Narrative:
On departure from ont on prd 6 climbing to 7000 ft; I saw a flight of 2 aircraft directly in front of my aircraft. I leveled at 6800 and the 2 aircraft passed just overhead of us about 200-300 ft above us. If I had been at 7000 ft; I would have had to do a very radical maneuver to miss them. As it was; I saw them in time to stay below. There was no TCAS alert and they did not appear on our screen. The 2 aircraft were in close proximity/formation -- one was a biplane and the other was a single wing aircraft. We reported the near miss to ATC. We were lucky that we didn't have a midair.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A319 CAPT OBSERVES 2 LIGHT ACFT AHEAD IN TIME TO ADJUST THE RATE OF CLB ENOUGH TO ALLOW THEM TO PASS 250 FT OVERHEAD.
Narrative: ON DEP FROM ONT ON PRD 6 CLBING TO 7000 FT; I SAW A FLT OF 2 ACFT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF MY ACFT. I LEVELED AT 6800 AND THE 2 ACFT PASSED JUST OVERHEAD OF US ABOUT 200-300 FT ABOVE US. IF I HAD BEEN AT 7000 FT; I WOULD HAVE HAD TO DO A VERY RADICAL MANEUVER TO MISS THEM. AS IT WAS; I SAW THEM IN TIME TO STAY BELOW. THERE WAS NO TCAS ALERT AND THEY DID NOT APPEAR ON OUR SCREEN. THE 2 ACFT WERE IN CLOSE PROX/FORMATION -- ONE WAS A BIPLANE AND THE OTHER WAS A SINGLE WING ACFT. WE RPTED THE NEAR MISS TO ATC. WE WERE LUCKY THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE A MIDAIR.
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.