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A single engine aircraft pilot reported a near midair collision with a twin engine turboprop air carrier aircraft approaching bih in daylight VMC conditions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 929083 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201101 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BIH.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport High Wing 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25 Flight Crew Total 437 Flight Crew Type 425 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 0 Vertical 300 |
Narrative:
I was at cruise at 11;500 direct bih and roughly 40 NM northwest of bishop monitoring bih and mmh (mammoth-yosemite) ctafs. I heard an incoming air carrier make his call inbound to mmh. I was about 22 NM from that airport and they were using runway 27 and it occurred to me that I might be near the approach course for a visual. I intensified my look for traffic; then glanced at my TCAS; there was a yellow alert within 200 ft and it appeared right on my position. I then noticed a blur below and just to the front of my left wing. I looked to the right below me and the air carrier aircraft couldn't have passed more than 300 ft directly below towards mmh. I could not see him coming and I was looking.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A single engine aircraft pilot reported a NMAC with a twin engine turboprop air carrier aircraft approaching BIH in daylight VMC conditions.
Narrative: I was at cruise at 11;500 direct BIH and roughly 40 NM northwest of Bishop monitoring BIH and MMH (Mammoth-Yosemite) CTAFs. I heard an incoming air carrier make his call inbound to MMH. I was about 22 NM from that airport and they were using Runway 27 and it occurred to me that I might be near the approach course for a visual. I intensified my look for traffic; then glanced at my TCAS; there was a yellow alert within 200 FT and it appeared right on my position. I then noticed a blur below and just to the front of my left wing. I looked to the right below me and the air carrier aircraft couldn't have passed more than 300 FT directly below towards MMH. I could not see him coming and I was looking.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.