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Attributes | |
ACN | 797271 |
Time | |
Date | 200807 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
State Reference | US |
Altitude | msl single value : 14000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | Mixed |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Beech F90 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc tower : zzz.tower |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : xx |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 14120 flight time type : 2000 |
ASRS Report | 797271 |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : took evasive action |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 500 vertical : 600 |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
IFR en route and in a holding pattern. While holding I saw a large hole. I immediately canceled with center; received acknowledgement and descended below the cloud deck via the large hole. I was in VMC and while maneuvering to the airport I cut across the localizer. An airliner was tracking and I passed close enough to activate his RA. They had a visual on me and continued the approach uninterrupted. The area in question has no radar and they have an understandably very limited ability to identify and stage inbound traffic. Had I done this again I would be far more aware of my position. Maintaining VFR occupied more of my attention than merited.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE90 PILOT REPORTS A CONFLICT WITH AN ACR ACFT AFTER CANCELING IFR AND WHILE DESCENDING VFR THROUGH A HOLE NEAR AN ARPT AND MANEUVERING FOR LNDG.
Narrative: IFR ENRTE AND IN A HOLDING PATTERN. WHILE HOLDING I SAW A LARGE HOLE. I IMMEDIATELY CANCELED WITH CTR; RECEIVED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND DSNDED BELOW THE CLOUD DECK VIA THE LARGE HOLE. I WAS IN VMC AND WHILE MANEUVERING TO THE ARPT I CUT ACROSS THE LOC. AN AIRLINER WAS TRACKING AND I PASSED CLOSE ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE HIS RA. THEY HAD A VISUAL ON ME AND CONTINUED THE APCH UNINTERRUPTED. THE AREA IN QUESTION HAS NO RADAR AND THEY HAVE AN UNDERSTANDABLY VERY LIMITED ABILITY TO IDENT AND STAGE INBOUND TFC. HAD I DONE THIS AGAIN I WOULD BE FAR MORE AWARE OF MY POS. MAINTAINING VFR OCCUPIED MORE OF MY ATTN THAN MERITED.
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.