NMAC BTWN A BEECH BE20 LEVEL ON TOP OF AN OVCST AT 3000 FT ON DIRECT COURSE TO AN ILS FAF; AND A PIPER ARCHER LEVEL 200 FT ABOVE.
Synopsis
NMAC BTWN A BEECH BE20 LEVEL ON TOP OF AN OVCST AT 3000 FT ON DIRECT COURSE TO AN ILS FAF; AND A PIPER ARCHER LEVEL 200 FT ABOVE.
Narrative
EARLY MORNING FLT FROM CAE TO ESN. WX AT DEST WELL BELOW NON PRECISION MINIMUMS. HELD AT ESN FOR 30-40 MINS. THEN DIVERTED TO SBY. BWI APCH CLRED ME DIRECT TO SBY AT 3000 FT. HANDED OFF TO NAVY PXT APCH. PXT APCH COULD NOT SEEM TO GET OUR CALL SIGN RIGHT. APCHING SBY; I ASKED FOR APCH INFO/VECTORS TO FINAL. PXT APCH ASKED IF I WAS ON AN IFR FLT PLAN. I INFORMED THEM I DEFINITELY WAS; AS BWI APCH HAD HANDED ME OFF. ABOUT THIS TIME; WE HAD AN NMAC WITH A PIPER ARCHER. WE MISSED BY LESS THAN 200 FT VERT AND 0 FT HORIZ. WITH A MIX OF FEAR; SHOCK; AND SARCASM; I THANKED ATC FOR THE TFC THEY FAILED TO ISSUE. THE CTLR ORDERED ME TO 'CAN THE ATTITUDE.' I INFORMED THE CTLR THAT I DID NOT HAVE AN ATTITUDE YET; BUT WOULD BE HAPPY TO OBLIGE VIA LANDLINE UPON ARR; AND DEMANDED AND RECEIVED THEIR PHONE NUMBER. THE CTLR'S EXCUSE WAS POOR RADAR COVERAGE ON THE EASTERN SHORE. YET THEY HAD ME IN RADAR CONTACT DIRECT TO DET. I THEN HAD TO AGAIN ASK FOR SPECIFIC CLRNC INSTRUCTIONS; AS I WAS FAST APCHING MY CLRNC LIMIT; WHICH WAS NOT AT THE IAF. I WAS THEN CLRED TO COLBY; MAINTAIN 3000 FT UNTIL ESTABLISHED; CLRED FOR THE ILS APCH AT SBY. UPON ARR; I CALLED PXT APCH AND TALKED TO THE SUPVR. HE MADE EXCUSES FOR HIS CTLR'S POOR PERFORMANCE. I ADVISED HIM MY NAME WAS WITH THE FAA; AND GAVE HIM MY PERSONAL CELL PHONE NUMBER. I HAVE HAD NO FURTHER CONTACT FROM PXT.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.