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RV6 was involved in a near midair collision while on final approach. The conflicting aircraft was not in radio contact with tower.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 782704 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bdr.airport |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bdr.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | King Air 100 A/B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 220 |
| ASRS Report | 782704 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 400 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Inbound to runway 24 and on extended centerline 4 mi out. Heard local control making blind calls for a king air. Then local asked me for an updated position. Gave position report and advised local that there was a traffic information system warning for traffic at my 6 O'clock position 500 ft above and descending; less than 1 mi behind me. The king air overflew me at less than 400 ft vertical separation. Controller has no radar in the tower! And the king air was not talking to the tower even though he was in the class D. When local control saw the king air; he gave me a right 360 degree turn. The king air contacted the tower and subsequently did a go around. I talked to the local controller later in the day and found that this was another case of new york TRACON making a late handoff to the tower. The king air pilot later told the local controller that he had me in sight! This airport is plagued by late handoffs from new york TRACON. Add to that; there is no radar in the bdr tower. The fix is that somebody has to hold new york TRACON accountable to their LOA on handoffs. And; a radar screen is long overdue! Need I say more?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RV6 WAS INVOLVED IN A NMAC WHILE ON FINAL APCH. THE CONFLICTING ACFT WAS NOT IN RADIO CONTACT WITH TWR.
Narrative: INBOUND TO RWY 24 AND ON EXTENDED CTRLINE 4 MI OUT. HEARD LCL CTL MAKING BLIND CALLS FOR A KING AIR. THEN LCL ASKED ME FOR AN UPDATED POS. GAVE POS RPT AND ADVISED LCL THAT THERE WAS A TFC INFO SYS WARNING FOR TFC AT MY 6 O'CLOCK POS 500 FT ABOVE AND DSNDING; LESS THAN 1 MI BEHIND ME. THE KING AIR OVERFLEW ME AT LESS THAN 400 FT VERT SEPARATION. CTLR HAS NO RADAR IN THE TWR! AND THE KING AIR WAS NOT TALKING TO THE TWR EVEN THOUGH HE WAS IN THE CLASS D. WHEN LCL CTL SAW THE KING AIR; HE GAVE ME A R 360 DEG TURN. THE KING AIR CONTACTED THE TWR AND SUBSEQUENTLY DID A GAR. I TALKED TO THE LCL CTLR LATER IN THE DAY AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS ANOTHER CASE OF NEW YORK TRACON MAKING A LATE HDOF TO THE TWR. THE KING AIR PLT LATER TOLD THE LCL CTLR THAT HE HAD ME IN SIGHT! THIS ARPT IS PLAGUED BY LATE HDOFS FROM NEW YORK TRACON. ADD TO THAT; THERE IS NO RADAR IN THE BDR TWR. THE FIX IS THAT SOMEBODY HAS TO HOLD NEW YORK TRACON ACCOUNTABLE TO THEIR LOA ON HDOFS. AND; A RADAR SCREEN IS LONG OVERDUE! NEED I SAY MORE?
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.