Close proximity GA-small aircraft GA-small aircraft above phx arsa.

Attributes
ACN	87676
Time
Date	198805
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sdl
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phx
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 880 flight time type : 220
ASRS Report	87676
Person 2
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 10 vertical : 25
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

The near midair collision occurred in may/88. Small aircraft C was in contact with phoenix arsa, squawking XXXX on the mode a transponder, and flying eastbound level at 6500' MSL over the paradise valley mall near scottsdale. Phx TRACON reported traffic at 2 O'clock and less than a mile, at that same time I spotted the aircraft on a collision course less than 2500' at the same altitude. I dove to the right and missed the small aircraft D that was traveling northbound. A briefcase in the baggage compartment flew up and cracked the rear window in small aircraft C due to the deviation taken by the pilot. The conflict was probably due to the late report of the air traffic controller and poor scanning techniques by both the pilot in small aircraft C and the pilot of the small aircraft D.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX GA-SMA GA-SMA ABOVE PHX ARSA.

Narrative: THE NEAR MIDAIR COLLISION OCCURRED IN MAY/88. SMA C WAS IN CONTACT WITH PHOENIX ARSA, SQUAWKING XXXX ON THE MODE A XPONDER, AND FLYING EBND LEVEL AT 6500' MSL OVER THE PARADISE VALLEY MALL NEAR SCOTTSDALE. PHX TRACON REPORTED TFC AT 2 O'CLOCK AND LESS THAN A MILE, AT THAT SAME TIME I SPOTTED THE ACFT ON A COLLISION COURSE LESS THAN 2500' AT THE SAME ALT. I DOVE TO THE RIGHT AND MISSED THE SMA D THAT WAS TRAVELING NBND. A BRIEFCASE IN THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT FLEW UP AND CRACKED THE REAR WINDOW IN SMA C DUE TO THE DEVIATION TAKEN BY THE PLT. THE CONFLICT WAS PROBABLY DUE TO THE LATE REPORT OF THE AIR TFC CTLR AND POOR SCANNING TECHNIQUES BY BOTH THE PLT IN SMA C AND THE PLT OF THE SMA D.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.