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Aircraft entering pattern on the 45, higher than pattern altitude. Had near midair collision with aircraft climbing out on departure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 108834 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198904 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ash |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ash |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 38 flight time total : 375 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 108834 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 150 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Student and myself were finishing a lesson. My student received ATIS and then clearance to enter the nashua air traffic area. We were told to enter left downwind for runway 32. Approximately 3 mi out on 45 degrees inbound my student (pre-solo) was at 2000'. I asked what was traffic pattern altitude. He replied 1200'. I said, 'well, get down there.' immediately I saw another low wing aircraft (southeast) at my altitude only 50 yds in a head-on direction. I grabbed the controls and made an evasive right descending turn. The other aircraft did not see my plane until after I turned. My student never saw the plane until the incident was over. I flew the airplane until landing. No mention was made to the tower by either aircraft after the incident. One contributing factor was I should have been lower at tpa while inbound. Also the other aircraft should not have been climbing out where traffic is approaching inbound. I believe a few seconds may have been saved in the the quick time I was telling my student about his altitude.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT ENTERING PATTERN ON THE 45, HIGHER THAN PATTERN ALT. HAD NMAC WITH ACFT CLIMBING OUT ON DEP.
Narrative: STUDENT AND MYSELF WERE FINISHING A LESSON. MY STUDENT RECEIVED ATIS AND THEN CLRNC TO ENTER THE NASHUA ATA. WE WERE TOLD TO ENTER LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RWY 32. APPROX 3 MI OUT ON 45 DEGS INBND MY STUDENT (PRE-SOLO) WAS AT 2000'. I ASKED WHAT WAS TFC PATTERN ALT. HE REPLIED 1200'. I SAID, 'WELL, GET DOWN THERE.' IMMEDIATELY I SAW ANOTHER LOW WING ACFT (SE) AT MY ALT ONLY 50 YDS IN A HEAD-ON DIRECTION. I GRABBED THE CONTROLS AND MADE AN EVASIVE RIGHT DSNDING TURN. THE OTHER ACFT DID NOT SEE MY PLANE UNTIL AFTER I TURNED. MY STUDENT NEVER SAW THE PLANE UNTIL THE INCIDENT WAS OVER. I FLEW THE AIRPLANE UNTIL LNDG. NO MENTION WAS MADE TO THE TWR BY EITHER ACFT AFTER THE INCIDENT. ONE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS I SHOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER AT TPA WHILE INBND. ALSO THE OTHER ACFT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CLBING OUT WHERE TFC IS APCHING INBND. I BELIEVE A FEW SECS MAY HAVE BEEN SAVED IN THE THE QUICK TIME I WAS TELLING MY STUDENT ABOUT HIS ALT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.