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A student pilot reported a near miss at 2;300' during descent for landing at prb with an aircraft which apparently had just departed prb.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 975465 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201110 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PRB.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| 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 | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Student |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 13.2 Flight Crew Total 42.5 Flight Crew Type 42.5 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 0 Vertical 100 |
Narrative:
Approaching prb from the east on V248 I started my descent from 4500. I had been listening to talk on the CTAF and established runway 19 was being used as the active runway. This was my first flight to prb and it was a little difficult to see the runways in the landscape; but I was confidant I was on a straight track to the VOR on the field. When I had the field in sight I announced on the CTAF I was approximately six miles east and would be making left traffic for runway 19. Immediately after that another pilot announced 'departing 19 left turn out; departing to the south east.' I was too far to get a good visual on him and right after that two more aircraft announced intentions. My descent was taking longer than planned so I chose a heading well to the south; continued descending; and then planned to turn back to the airport. With my head on a swivel due to all the traffic around the airport I looked left and right then began my turn. When I banked right; my view panned downward and I immediately saw a second aircraft climbing from below that passed less than 100' directly below me. In retrospect I should have been more alert to traffic from below. This was most likely the departing aircraft although it seemed plenty of time had passed for him to have cleared the area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Student Pilot reported a near miss at 2;300' during descent for landing at PRB with an aircraft which apparently had just departed PRB.
Narrative: Approaching PRB from the east on V248 I started my descent from 4500. I had been listening to talk on the CTAF and established Runway 19 was being used as the active runway. This was my first flight to PRB and it was a little difficult to see the runways in the landscape; but I was confidant I was on a straight track to the VOR on the field. When I had the field in sight I announced on the CTAF I was approximately six miles east and would be making left traffic for Runway 19. Immediately after that another pilot announced 'Departing 19 left turn out; departing to the south east.' I was too far to get a good visual on him and right after that two more aircraft announced intentions. My descent was taking longer than planned so I chose a heading well to the south; continued descending; and then planned to turn back to the airport. With my head on a swivel due to all the traffic around the airport I looked left and right then began my turn. When I banked right; my view panned downward and I immediately saw a second aircraft climbing from below that passed less than 100' directly below me. In retrospect I should have been more alert to traffic from below. This was most likely the departing aircraft although it seemed plenty of time had passed for him to have cleared the area.
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.