Narrative:

I entered the charlotte co traffic pattern 500' above the pattern and at mid-field. After a left downwind and left base for the active runway I was on final for the active runway. There were only 2 other planes in the pattern and on unicom at the time. Right after turning final, the passenger in the back seat excitedly noted another aircraft on a parallel course at extremely close range. I broke off and landed on the next circuit. I spoke with the other pilot upon landing about his poor judgement to enter an uncontrolled airport via a straight in approach. He seemed not to care that we almost collided. It was later discovered that he had radio problems and thus the reason he didn't hear us, and we didn't hear him. If he had entered the pattern properly both of us would have had a better chance of seeing each other.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA LNDG AT PGD HAS NMAC WITH ANOTHER ACFT MAKING A STRAIGHT IN APCH. SECOND ACFT HAD RADIO PROBLEMS AND DID NOT COMMUNICATE ON UNICOM.

Narrative: I ENTERED THE CHARLOTTE CO TFC PATTERN 500' ABOVE THE PATTERN AND AT MID-FIELD. AFTER A LEFT DOWNWIND AND LEFT BASE FOR THE ACTIVE RWY I WAS ON FINAL FOR THE ACTIVE RWY. THERE WERE ONLY 2 OTHER PLANES IN THE PATTERN AND ON UNICOM AT THE TIME. RIGHT AFTER TURNING FINAL, THE PAX IN THE BACK SEAT EXCITEDLY NOTED ANOTHER ACFT ON A PARALLEL COURSE AT EXTREMELY CLOSE RANGE. I BROKE OFF AND LANDED ON THE NEXT CIRCUIT. I SPOKE WITH THE OTHER PLT UPON LANDING ABOUT HIS POOR JUDGEMENT TO ENTER AN UNCTLED ARPT VIA A STRAIGHT IN APCH. HE SEEMED NOT TO CARE THAT WE ALMOST COLLIDED. IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD RADIO PROBS AND THUS THE REASON HE DIDN'T HEAR US, AND WE DIDN'T HEAR HIM. IF HE HAD ENTERED THE PATTERN PROPERLY BOTH OF US WOULD HAVE HAD A BETTER CHANCE OF SEEING EACH OTHER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.