FLC OF MIL B RPTS NMAC WITH ACR A.

Date: 1994-07 · Aircraft: Brasilia EMB-120 All Series

Anomalies: conflict-airborne-conflict

Synopsis

FLC OF MIL B RPTS NMAC WITH ACR A.

Narrative

WHILE WORKING DEP FOR NAVY PENSACOLA; I RECEIVED A POINTOUT ON AN E120 (ACR A) THAT WAS DEVIATING AROUND A TSTM. I WAS TOLD THE ACFT WOULD MAKE A WIDE R DOWNWIND TO AVOID WX WHICH WOULD CROSS MY DEP PATH. A FLT OF 2 T-2'S DEPARTED NAVY PENSACOLA ON A SID; I OBSERVED THE E120'S ALT AND DETERMINED NO ACTION WOULD BE NECESSARY. AFTER TAKING CARE OF OTHER DUTIES; I REEVALUATED THE SIT AND OBSERVED THAT ACR A HAD NOT CONTINUED DIRECTLY TO THE DOWNWIND; BUT HAD MADE MORE MANEUVERS TO AVOID THE WX; WHICH PLACED HIM IN A CONFLICTING SIT WITH MTR B. AT THIS TIME THE ACFT WERE ONE ATOP OF THE OTHER; ACR A'S ALT 7300 FT DSNDING. MTR B 5700 FT CLBING. I STOPPED MTR B AT 6000 FT. AT THE SAME TIME; THE FLT PATHS CROSSED IN AN OPPOSITE DIRECTION MANNER. MTR B RPTED HE ALMOST HAD A MID AIR WITH A COMMUTER. I ADVISED MTR B THAT THE COMMUTER WAS 1000 FT ABOVE HIM; WHICH HE WAS; UNTIL THE FLT PATHS CROSSED; AT WHICH TIME THE COMMUTER DSNDED RAPIDLY. MTR B'S RESPONSE WAS THAT IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE 1000 FT. POSSIBLY; HIS VISUAL PERSPECTIVE WAS ILLUSIVE; DUE TO THE CLB AND DSCNT ATTITUDE OF EACH ACFT. I NEVER OBSERVED LESS THAN 1000 FT UNTIL THE ACFT HAD PASSED.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.