NEAR MIDAIR COLLISIONS SYSTEM REPORT
General Information
Data Source: NEAR MIDAIR COLLISIONS SYSTEM
Report Number: NGLCZMP97001
GMT Date: 01/06/1997
GMT Time: 19:20
Local Time: 13:20
City: THIEF RIVER FALLS
State: MN
Airport Id:
Incident Evaluation: POTENTIAL
Report Status: FINAL
Narrative
MESABA FLIGHT 3250 WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM GFK TO TVF. ON
DESCENT AND LEVEL OFF AT 3000 FEET, THEY MADE A VISUAL CONTACT ON
TRAFFIC AT 12 O'CLOCK, AND DEVIATED TO AVOID. PILOT OF N118ND WAS
CLIMBING TO A VFR ALTITUDE OF 4500 MSL, BUT DECIDED THAT HE COULD NOT
MAKE IT VFR AND WAS DESCENDING FROM 2900 MSL BACK TO 2500 FEET MSL FOR
FLIGHT TO VFR. PILOT SAW MESABA 3250 AND ALTERED COURSE TO AVOID.
WEATHER CONDITIONS INDICATED MVFR WITH SCATTERED TO BROKEN LAYERS AND
10+SM VISIBILITY. MESABA 3250 CREW AND CONTROLLERS RECOMMEND ADDING
NOTES TO APPROACH PLATES AND AIRPORT DIRECTORY TO INDICATE HEAVY
STUDENT TRAFFIC AT AIRPORTS THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA USES MOST.
BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE IN AN AREA OF RADAR COVERAGE AND BOTH WERE
TRANSPONDER AND MODE C EQUIPPED AND REPORTING. N118ND WAS CLIMBING AND
NEAR THE MINIMUM RADAR ALTITUDE.
Reporting Aircraft Data
Operator:
Type of Operation: U.S. AIR CARRIER (14 CFR 121 OR 125)
Aircraft Make/Model: DHAV DHC-8-XXX
Aircraft Type: MULTIENGINE - LAND
Registration Number: N849MA
Flight Plan Filed: INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES
Altitude (ft): 3000
Sight Separation (Seconds): 8
Type of Air Traffic Control: ARTCC (ZMP)
Vertical Separation (ft): 1500
Horizontal Separation (ft): 0
Operational Control Area(s): CLASS C AIRSPACE
Phase of Flight: LEVEL FLIGHT OR CRUISE
Transponder Equipped: OPERATING, WITH ALTITUDE REPORTING
Military Branch:
Other Aircraft Data
Other Operator:
Other Type of Operation: GENERAL AVIATION (14 CFR 91)
Other Aircraft Make/Model: PIPER PA-28-XXX
Other Aircraft Type: SINGLE ENGINE - LAND
Other Registration Number: N118ND
Other Flight Plan Filed: VISUAL FLIGHT RULES
Other Altitude (ft): 3000
Other Sight Separation (Seconds):
Other Type of Air Traffic Control: UNKNOWN
Other Vertical Separation (ft): 1500
Other Horizontal Separation (ft): 0
Other Phase of Flight: LEVEL FLIGHT OR CRUISE
Other Transponder Equipped: OPERATING, WITH ALTITUDE REPORTING
Other Military Branch:
Reporting Pilot
Pilot Certificates: AIRLINE TRANSPORT
Pilot Ratings: MULTIENGINE - LAND, SINGLE ENGINE - SEA
Flight Time (Hours)
Total Hours: 6086
Total in Make/Model: 535
Other Pilot
Pilot Certificates: PRIVATE
Pilot Ratings: SINGLE ENGINE - SEA
Flight Time (Hours)
Total Hours: 290
Total in Make/Model: 40
Event Information
Reporting Region: GREAT LAKES
Reporting Facility ID: ZMP
Fix or Facility Nearest NMAC: TVF
Distance From Fix (NM): 15
Magnetic Bearing From Fix (Deg): 270
Weather: MARGINAL VMC
Sky Conditions: BROKEN
Visibility: MORE THAN 5 MILES
Flight Conditions: BRIGHT DAY
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