Small aircraft reentered downwind leg when he was cut off by number 2 small aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	112896
Time
Date	198905
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bis
State Reference	ND
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bis
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 465 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	112896
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At 25 NM northeast of bismarck airport, I called bismarck approach and was given a squawk code and to proceed inbound. When I was approximately 5 NM east of the airport I was told to enter a right base runway 31 and that I was cleared to land runway 31. At approximately that same time, small aircraft Y announced to the tower (same controller spoke to me on approach, tower, and ground, all on same frequency) that he was 7 mi south inbound. Bismarck tower informed them to follow me #2 to land, and that I was turning to base. As I slowed into descent on my 1 mi base, I didn't have small aircraft Y in sight (the controller never issued me traffic) to the south. Then I saw small aircraft Y. He was on a 1 1/2 mi final runway 31! He was supposed to follow me! So I inquired as to small aircraft Y actions to the tower. The tower did not respond. I initiated a 270 degree turn to the right in order to make a downwind to postpone my approach until the tower responded. The controller's only transmission in the response to the situation was, 'small aircraft X continue downwind, I'll call your base.' the controller totally ignored the situation. The rest of the situation is relatively minor, but small aircraft Y went onto initiate a right downwind 'semi go around' when he realized what was going on. The controller then cleared us head-on for 13 and 31 respectively (after I verified I was clear to land (again)). I just cleared the runway (31) when small aircraft Y touched down less than 1000' away!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA REENTERED DOWNWIND LEG WHEN HE WAS CUT OFF BY NUMBER 2 SMA.

Narrative: AT 25 NM NE OF BISMARCK ARPT, I CALLED BISMARCK APCH AND WAS GIVEN A SQUAWK CODE AND TO PROCEED INBND. WHEN I WAS APPROX 5 NM E OF THE ARPT I WAS TOLD TO ENTER A RIGHT BASE RWY 31 AND THAT I WAS CLRED TO LAND RWY 31. AT APPROX THAT SAME TIME, SMA Y ANNOUNCED TO THE TWR (SAME CTLR SPOKE TO ME ON APCH, TWR, AND GND, ALL ON SAME FREQ) THAT HE WAS 7 MI S INBND. BISMARCK TWR INFORMED THEM TO FOLLOW ME #2 TO LAND, AND THAT I WAS TURNING TO BASE. AS I SLOWED INTO DSCNT ON MY 1 MI BASE, I DIDN'T HAVE SMA Y IN SIGHT (THE CTLR NEVER ISSUED ME TFC) TO THE S. THEN I SAW SMA Y. HE WAS ON A 1 1/2 MI FINAL RWY 31! HE WAS SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW ME! SO I INQUIRED AS TO SMA Y ACTIONS TO THE TWR. THE TWR DID NOT RESPOND. I INITIATED A 270 DEG TURN TO THE RIGHT IN ORDER TO MAKE A DOWNWIND TO POSTPONE MY APCH UNTIL THE TWR RESPONDED. THE CTLR'S ONLY XMISSION IN THE RESPONSE TO THE SITUATION WAS, 'SMA X CONTINUE DOWNWIND, I'LL CALL YOUR BASE.' THE CTLR TOTALLY IGNORED THE SITUATION. THE REST OF THE SITUATION IS RELATIVELY MINOR, BUT SMA Y WENT ONTO INITIATE A RIGHT DOWNWIND 'SEMI GO AROUND' WHEN HE REALIZED WHAT WAS GOING ON. THE CTLR THEN CLRED US HEAD-ON FOR 13 AND 31 RESPECTIVELY (AFTER I VERIFIED I WAS CLEAR TO LAND (AGAIN)). I JUST CLRED THE RWY (31) WHEN SMA Y TOUCHED DOWN LESS THAN 1000' AWAY!

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.