An instructor pilot on the hnl FREEWAY2 VFR arrival reported a near miss with an aircraft departing ...

Attributes
ACN	962167
Time
Date	201107
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	HNL.Airport
State Reference	HI
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	VFR Route
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Climb
Route In Use	VFR Route
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Instructor
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 2300 Flight Crew Type 1600
Events
Anomaly	Conflict NMAC
Miss Distance	Horizontal 200 Vertical 300

Narrative:

Our aircraft was coming in on FREEWAY2 [VFR] arrival into hnl. We crossed punchbowl and made contact with hnl tower. We were maintaining 2;000 ft until advised by tower. Situational awareness -- a low wing aircraft was taking off on the REDHILL3 departure. We were cleared to land runway 4L and advised by tower that the departing aircraft is on the REDHILL3 [VFR] maintaining visual separation. We started our descent in the left crosswind to downwind. My student looked out to the left and saw the departing aircraft was within 150-200 horizontal climbing and approximately 300 ft vertical. I took flight controls; decreased throttle; rapidly descending from approximately 1;800 ft to 1;000 ft. We proceeded with landing. I advised tower that the departing aircraft looked pretty close to us. They did say; 'aircraft had visual; maintaining separation.' I think the pilot in the departing aircraft lost contact with us. Also; I think he had switched to hcf departure so he was talking to another agency while we were on with hnl tower. It was very close; closer than I've ever experienced with hcf radar services. I spoke with tower and asked if they could give me the separation between us and the other aircraft per the tapes. They said they would review it for me. I think had they kept us at 2;000 ft until the other aircraft cleared us; it would've been safer. Putting responsibility on the other aircraft; that close to each other; and the traffic pattern was a bit close. I would've gladly made the simple 360 degree for spacing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An instructor pilot on the HNL FREEWAY2 VFR Arrival reported a near miss with an aircraft departing on the REDHILL3 VFR which ATC reported had his aircraft in sight.

Narrative: Our aircraft was coming in on FREEWAY2 [VFR] Arrival into HNL. We crossed Punchbowl and made contact with HNL Tower. We were maintaining 2;000 FT until advised by Tower. Situational awareness -- a low wing aircraft was taking off on the REDHILL3 Departure. We were cleared to land Runway 4L and advised by Tower that the departing aircraft is on the REDHILL3 [VFR] maintaining visual separation. We started our descent in the left crosswind to downwind. My student looked out to the left and saw the departing aircraft was within 150-200 horizontal climbing and approximately 300 FT vertical. I took flight controls; decreased throttle; rapidly descending from approximately 1;800 FT to 1;000 FT. We proceeded with landing. I advised Tower that the departing aircraft looked pretty close to us. They did say; 'aircraft had visual; maintaining separation.' I think the pilot in the departing aircraft lost contact with us. Also; I think he had switched to HCF Departure so he was talking to another agency while we were on with HNL Tower. It was very close; closer than I've ever experienced with HCF radar services. I spoke with Tower and asked if they could give me the separation between us and the other aircraft per the tapes. They said they would review it for me. I think had they kept us at 2;000 FT until the other aircraft cleared us; it would've been safer. Putting responsibility on the other aircraft; that close to each other; and the traffic pattern was a bit close. I would've gladly made the simple 360 degree for spacing.

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.

An instructor pilot on the hnl FREEWAY2 VFR arrival reported a near miss with an aircraft departing on the REDHILL3 VFR which ATC reported had his aircraft in sight.