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A C172 student with instructor reports being told to extend downwind due to an F-18 landing first. The F-18 requests a carrier break and is denied by ATC. When the reporter is cleared to turn base by the tower the F-18 is detected close off the left side also apparently on a left downwind to base.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1208011 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201410 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | VQQ.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | F/A 18 Hornet/Super Hornet |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Trainee |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Student |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15 Flight Crew Total 15 Flight Crew Type 15 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 500 Vertical 0 |
Narrative:
Conducting pattern training and practice landings at cecil field. Cleared low approach by ATC on runway 27L extend downwind; ATC will call base turn due to an F-18 cleared in to land runway 27L. F-18 asked for carrier break and denied by ATC (NOTAMS) told cleared to land 27L. Once tower told us to turn base I looked over left shoulder to clear for turn and both the CFI and myself realized F-18 was closing on us and then initiated a turn to base and landed 27L. F-18 was co-altitude within 500 feet.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172 student with instructor reports being told to extend downwind due to an F-18 landing first. The F-18 requests a carrier break and is denied by ATC. When the reporter is cleared to turn base by the Tower the F-18 is detected close off the left side also apparently on a left downwind to base.
Narrative: Conducting pattern training and practice landings at Cecil field. Cleared low approach by ATC on runway 27L extend downwind; ATC will call base turn due to an F-18 cleared in to land runway 27L. F-18 asked for carrier break and denied by ATC (NOTAMS) told cleared to land 27L. Once Tower told us to turn base I looked over left shoulder to clear for turn and both the CFI and myself realized F-18 was closing on us and then initiated a turn to base and landed 27L. F-18 was co-altitude within 500 feet.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.