CLOSE PROX ATX-SMT ACR-MLG NEAR LUK TRSA.
Synopsis
CLOSE PROX ATX-SMT ACR-MLG NEAR LUK TRSA.
Narrative
I WAS CLRED TO S.R.B. CTY ARPT THRU CLEVELAND APCH; OFF T.D.Z. CLBED AND MAINTAINED 6000'. THE WX CONSISTED OF A FEW TSTMS; SCATTERED; WITH BROKEN LAYERS ABOVE. AS I GOT CLOSER TO DAYTON; OH; I STARTED PICKING UP MODERATE TURB; HEAVY RAIN; WITH LIGHTNING. THE VIS WAS APPROX 3 TO 5 MI. I WAS HANDED OFF CINCINNATI APCH; WHERE I WAS TOLD TO MAINTAIN 6000'; AND TURN TO A HDG OF 180 TO KEEP CLR OF CINCINNATI ATA. I WILL TAKE YOU 15 MI ON THIS HDG AND THEN BACK ON COURSE. THE AIR TFC CTLR MUST HAVE BEEN HAVING A BAD NIGHT; BECAUSE HE WAS VERY ABRUPT WITH OTHER PLTS; INCLUDING MYSELF. THERE WAS A LOT OF STATIC IN THE RADIO WITH LIGHTNING QUITE INTENSE. CTLR RPTED TFC AT 12:00; 3 MI. I REPLIED IN INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS; LOOKING. I BROKE OUT SHORTLY AFTER RECEIVING TFC AT 12:00. JUST THEN; THE COCKPIT WAS LIT UP WITH A BIG LIGHT; LIKE IT WAS INSIDE THE COCKPIT. LOOKING AT 3 O'CLOCK WAS A LARGE JET HEAVY; LEVEL WITH THE RIGHT WING OF THE ACFT; COMING RIGHT AT ME. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE POWER BACK AND DOVE THE AIRPLANE TO KEEP FROM HAVING A MIDAIR. I RPTED TFC AT 3 O'CLOCK. THE AIR TFC CTLR SAID THE TFC WAS LEVEL AT 5;000'. I SAID NO WAY! THE AIR TFC CTLR THOUGHT THAT LOSS OF ALT WAS DUE TO TURB; AND I REPLIED; NO WAY. CTLR SAID; 'I WILL FILE A RPT. I FEEL THAT IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO FILE THIS RPT.'
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.