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C172 pilot reported an near midair collision in the pattern at frg when he apparently misidentified the aircraft he was expected to follow.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1287886 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201508 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | FRG.Tower |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Student |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 159 Flight Crew Type 112 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 500 Vertical 0 |
Narrative:
I was on the right downwind for runway 19 when I was advised by the tower that I was #3 for landing. I saw 2 other planes on final; one just over the numbers; and another on a 1 mile final. I left some spacing after the second plane; briefly checked that I was clear to my right and turned to right base while descending for the landing. Halfway through my base leg as I descended; I saw another plane on final at my 12 o'clock less around 500 ft in front of me just as I heard the tower instruct me to turn left immediately. I was then advised that the plane in front was the traffic I was supposed to be following; and I was cleared to maneuver to make a 180 and complete the landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 pilot reported an NMAC in the pattern at FRG when he apparently misidentified the aircraft he was expected to follow.
Narrative: I was on the right downwind for runway 19 when I was advised by the tower that I was #3 for landing. I saw 2 other planes on final; one just over the numbers; and another on a 1 mile final. I left some spacing after the second plane; briefly checked that I was clear to my right and turned to right base while descending for the landing. Halfway through my base leg as I descended; I saw another plane on final at my 12 o'clock less around 500 ft in front of me just as I heard the tower instruct me to turn left immediately. I was then advised that the plane in front was the traffic I was supposed to be following; and I was cleared to maneuver to make a 180 and complete the landing.
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.