1998-12 · NASA ASRS report 423628
GA PLT OF PA28-180 ACCUSED OF ERRONEOUSLY ENTERING CLASS D AIRSPACE IN ADDITION TO CONFLICT WITH DEPARTING COMMUTER ACFT AT N90.
I WAS ON A VFR FLT FROM OCEAN CITY (26N) TO ESSEX COUNTY (CDW). I WAS UNDER ADVISORIES WITH ATLANTIC CITY FOLLOWED BY MCGUIRE. MCGUIRE WAS UNABLE TO HAND ME OFF TO NEW YORK AND TOLD ME TO SQUAWK 1200. SE OF MORRISTOWN; I DSNDED TO 1800 FT AND OBSERVED AN ACFT TO MY L DSNDING TO THE E. I OBSERVED THE ACFT FOR AT LEAST 2 MINS. HE PASSED IN FRONT OF ME BY 1/2 MI AND 250 FT ABOVE ME. THIS AREA IS VERY FAMILIAR TO ME HAVING BEEN BASED AT MORRISTOWN AND CALDWELL FOR 21 YRS. I CALLED CALDWELL TWR ABOUT 12 MI OUT. MY GPS MOVING MAP INDICATED I WAS ON THE E SIDE EDGE OF MORRISTOWN AIRSPACE. I MADE A NORMAL LNDG AT CALDWELL. UPON EXITING THE RWY; GND CTL ADVISED ME THAT ATC HAD RPTED A NEAR MISS WITH A COMMUTER LNDG AT EWR AND I HAD VIOLATED MORRISTOWN AIRSPACE. I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE CROWDED AIRSPACE IN THIS AREA AND SPEND MY TIME LOOKING OUT THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS BELOW CLASS B AIRSPACE AND CLR OF MORRISTOWN AIRSPACE AND DID NOT CONSIDER THIS A NEAR MISS AS NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS NECESSARY.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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