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.
I was conducting flight training, giving a stage check for a pre-solo student.
We cleared the area throughout the flight.
I instructed the student to perform a simulated emergency descendent to judge his decision making with an “engine fire.”
We were turning and banking spiraling down and reached an altitude of about 1,000 feet AGL. I then instructed him to recover and then to descend further down for a ground reference maneuver.
When we got back on the ground, another flight school reported we almost hit one of their airplanes.
During the spiral descent we were into the sun as well as banking and didn’t see the other airplane and the student and I were unaware we were close to another airplane.
Primary Problem: Human Factors
ACN: 2050709
I’m not sure what the point of the story here is. Sounds like see and avoid was completely ignored, but this is so obvious that I feel that the whole story was pointless. Apparently no ADS-B to mention of either.
There is not enough material mentioned in the story to know whose fault it was, or what steps either could have taken to avoid this close call. I guess the main takeaway is see and avoid!
There is nothing comical about a near midair collision!
Next time click your mic 3 times to turn off the sun for :30 seconds.
Regards/J
That was really funny..!!
Thanks.!!!