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Looking for a See and Avoid NTSB report
I've been reading the book "Aftermath" by the editors of Flying
magazine. The book describes an accident that I'd like more information on. It was a head-on midair that occurred in VMC between a Piper Navajo and an Army U-21, just east of Kansas City, Missouri. There was a single pilot in the Navajo and two pilots in the U-21. All three were killed. The book does not give a date for when this occurred. Based on post accident analysis, the book claims that the Navajo pilot had 24 seconds to see and avoid the U-21, and the U-21 crew had 19 seconds to see and avoid the Navajo. The title of the chapter in the book is "See and Avoid or Blind Faith?" and was written by J. Mac McClellan. I've tried a number of different searches on the NTSB web page and can't find anything that comes close to this. Anyone know when this occurred or how I can find the NTSB report on it? Thanks. |
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http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...13X30061&key=1
NTSB Identification: DCA87MA020A. The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 32628. 14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation Accident occurred Tuesday, January 20, 1987 in INDEPENDENCE, MO Probable Cause Approval Date: 12/12/1988 Aircraft: PIPER PA-31-350, registration: N60SE Injuries: 6 Fatal. THE TWO ACFT, A BEECH U-21A AND A PIPER PA-31-350, COLLIDED NEARLY HEAD ON AT 7000 FT MSL OVER INDEPENDENCE, MO. IN DAYLIGHT VMC CONDITIONS WITH A VISIBILITY OF 20 MILES. THE U-21 WAS IN LEVEL CRUISE AND THE PA-31 WAS CLIMBING EASTBOUND TO AN UNDISCLOSED ALT ENROUTE TO SAINT LOUIS. BOTH ACFT WERE EQUIPPED WITH OPERATING MODE-C TRANSPONDERS BUT THE CONTROLLER IN CONTACT WITH THE U-21 DID NOT OBSERVE THE CONFLICT AND TRAFFIC ADVISORIES WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE PA-31 WAS OPERATING IN ACCORDANCE WITH VISUAL FLT RULES. THE U-21 WAS OPERATING IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUMENT FLT RULES. AFTER THE COLLISION BOTH ACFT CRASHED IN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT EITHER ACFT TOOK ANY EVASIVE ACTION. THE CONFLICT ALERT SUBPROGRAM OF THE ARTS III TRACKING SYSTEM WAS NOT PROGRAMMED TO ALERT THE CONTROLLERS TO THE IMPENDING COLLISION AND THE TWO CONTROLLERS DID NOT OBSERVE ANY TARGET IN THE VICINITY OF THE DATA BLOCK REPRESENTING THE U-21. (SEE NTSB/AAR-88/01). The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows: SAFETY SYSTEM(OTHER)..LACK OF TRAFFIC ADVISORY..NOT ISSUED..ATC PERSONNEL(DEP/APCH) VISUAL LOOKOUT..INADEQUATE..PILOT IN COMMAND VISUAL LOOKOUT..INADEQUATE..PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT ON RADAR..NOT PERFORMED..ATC PERSONNEL(DEP/APCH) Contributing Factors MONITORING..INADEQUATE..ATC PERSONNEL(DEP/APCH) (Ace Pilot) wrote in message . com... I've been reading the book "Aftermath" by the editors of Flying magazine. The book describes an accident that I'd like more information on. It was a head-on midair that occurred in VMC between a Piper Navajo and an Army U-21, just east of Kansas City, Missouri. There was a single pilot in the Navajo and two pilots in the U-21. All three were killed. The book does not give a date for when this occurred. Based on post accident analysis, the book claims that the Navajo pilot had 24 seconds to see and avoid the U-21, and the U-21 crew had 19 seconds to see and avoid the Navajo. The title of the chapter in the book is "See and Avoid or Blind Faith?" and was written by J. Mac McClellan. I've tried a number of different searches on the NTSB web page and can't find anything that comes close to this. Anyone know when this occurred or how I can find the NTSB report on it? Thanks. |
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That's the one. Thanks, Gene!
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