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A general aviation pilot reported a near-mid-air-collision on final approach to hwd when another pilot turned inside his extended pattern.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1369766 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201607 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | HWD.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Student |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 42 Flight Crew Type 35 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 0 Vertical 30 |
Narrative:
Third pilot in the pattern turned base while I was [number two] on final as second and nearly hit me. It was his first solo flight. I was doing slightly longer downwinds; rather than flying a tight pattern; to make up for being a faster aircraft in a pattern with two cessnas.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A general aviation pilot reported a near-mid-air-collision on final approach to HWD when another pilot turned inside his extended pattern.
Narrative: Third pilot in the pattern turned base while I was [number two] on final as second and nearly hit me. It was his first solo flight. I was doing slightly longer downwinds; rather than flying a tight pattern; to make up for being a faster aircraft in a pattern with two Cessnas.
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.