PILOT SPIN
Pilot Zone => Pilot Zone => Topic started by: Bamaflyer on May 20, 2022, 05:23:12 AM
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https://generalaviationnews.com/2022/05/19/near-miss-is-actually-a-strike/?utm_source=TPOA&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20220520
Near miss is actually a strike
By General Aviation News Staff · May 19, 2022 · Leave a Comment
This is an excerpt from a report made to the Aviation Safety Reporting System. The narrative is written by the pilot, rather than FAA or NTSB officials. To maintain anonymity, many details, such as aircraft model or airport, are often scrubbed from the reports.
Shortly after departing ZZZ, just past [a reporting point], tower pointed out traffic.
I spotted an inbound aircraft about a half-mile away that I thought was the traffic and called it in sight and tower told me to switch to CTAF.
About 30 seconds after that I saw the plane, which I assume was the aircraft they actually meant to point out to me, at the very last second just as it went under my aircraft.
The weather was clear and not a factor, however the light colored plane must have blended in with the snow-covered mountains in the background.
I pulled up to avoid the aircraft and had what I believed was a very near miss.
We continued to our destination without further issue and spent the night at a remote hotel without signal.
The next afternoon when we returned to ZZZ, tower gave me a phone number after landing. When I called in the controller explained that the other aircraft actually reported it as a strike and that after inspecting their plane he found a tire mark on the top of his wing.
At this time I have not been able to find out the pilots name, aircraft tail-number, or type. There was no damage whatsoever to the aircraft I was flying.
Primary Problem: Human Factors
ACN: 1836833
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Woah!!!!!
That sort of thing scares the sh!t out of me. My first instructor had a similar incident which he described thusly: "There I was, fat dumb and happy, and the next second my windscreen was full of airplane."
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Woah!!!!!
That sort of thing scares the sh!t out of me. My first instructor had a similar incident which he described thusly: "There I was, fat dumb and happy, and the next second my windscreen was full of airplane."
Flying can be hours of sheer boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror. That's why I like it. :)
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Flying can be hours of sheer boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror. That's why I like it. :)
Sounds like my landings.