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The pilot of a decathlon operating in a busy traffic pattern experienced a near-mid-air-collision following the wrong clearance and a turn towards other traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1307821 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201511 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BTL.Airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Decathlon 8KCAB |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-44 Seminole/Turbo Seminole |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 7000 Flight Crew Type 80 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 100 Vertical 100 |
Narrative:
Very busy traffic pattern at btl. Entered downwind and was told to follow PA44 turning base. Reported PA44 in sight. A clearance to extend downwind was issued directed towards me however a different aircraft responded to the clearance. Assuming the clearance was not for me at that point I continued as previously assigned. I ended up cutting off an aircraft on a straight in approach. Tower told me to turn back to the downwind at which time I turned into the inbound traffic. The other traffic saw me and maneuvered to avoid.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilot of a Decathlon operating in a busy traffic pattern experienced a near-mid-air-collision following the wrong clearance and a turn towards other traffic.
Narrative: Very busy traffic pattern at BTL. Entered downwind and was told to follow PA44 turning base. Reported PA44 in sight. A clearance to extend downwind was issued directed towards me however a different aircraft responded to the clearance. Assuming the clearance was not for me at that point I continued as previously assigned. I ended up cutting off an aircraft on a straight in approach. Tower told me to turn back to the downwind at which time I turned into the inbound traffic. The other traffic saw me and maneuvered to avoid.
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