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Attributes | |
ACN | 783251 |
Time | |
Date | 200804 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
State Reference | US |
Altitude | msl single value : 36000 |
Environment | |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc tracon : zzzz.tracon |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B737-800 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | cruise : level |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | cruise : level |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | observation : passenger |
ASRS Report | 783251 |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
I am an air carrier reservations employee. I fly a lot and occasionally notice what I believe are near misses. This worries me of course but I have not known how to report it. But I wanted to report what I believe was an near midair collision. After our pilot just announced we were flying over the ZZZ area; I was watching outside my window on left side of plane. I was startled to see an air carrier jet zoom just under us. I know it was not more than a few hundred ft. Every detail of the plane was visible. I just thought I should report this. If either plane had been off at all on their route; there would have been a collision. They were no more than 100 ft apart horizontal and 300 ft or so ft vertical.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR GND EMPLOYEE REPORTS WHAT HE BELIEVES TO BE A NMAC BASED ON HIS EXPERIENCE AS A FREQUENT PAX.
Narrative: I AM AN ACR RESERVATIONS EMPLOYEE. I FLY A LOT AND OCCASIONALLY NOTICE WHAT I BELIEVE ARE NEAR MISSES. THIS WORRIES ME OF COURSE BUT I HAVE NOT KNOWN HOW TO RPT IT. BUT I WANTED TO RPT WHAT I BELIEVE WAS AN NMAC. AFTER OUR PLT JUST ANNOUNCED WE WERE FLYING OVER THE ZZZ AREA; I WAS WATCHING OUTSIDE MY WINDOW ON L SIDE OF PLANE. I WAS STARTLED TO SEE AN ACR JET ZOOM JUST UNDER US. I KNOW IT WAS NOT MORE THAN A FEW HUNDRED FT. EVERY DETAIL OF THE PLANE WAS VISIBLE. I JUST THOUGHT I SHOULD RPT THIS. IF EITHER PLANE HAD BEEN OFF AT ALL ON THEIR RTE; THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A COLLISION. THEY WERE NO MORE THAN 100 FT APART HORIZ AND 300 FT OR SO FT VERT.
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.