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GA flight instructor reported a near-mid-air-collision in the pattern when another pilot did not follow tower instructions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1492257 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201710 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 750 Flight Crew Type 450 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 30 Vertical 0 |
Narrative:
We were extended upwind after a touch and go on runway xx; we proceeded to turn crosswind at traffic pattern altitude then we made the turn to downwind. After making our turn on the downwind aircraft Y was wings level in crosswind within 30 ft after being instructed to fly west bound after departing runway xx behind us. I had to make an evasive correction and descended immediately to avoid the cessna flying toward us at the same altitude. I believe that this occurred due to either a lack of understanding of the instruction given to the pilot of the cessna or a failure to maintain situational awareness by ignoring radio calls from tower. The pilot of the cessna responded to tower after about 3 or 4 calls.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA flight instructor reported a near-mid-air-collision in the pattern when another pilot did not follow tower instructions.
Narrative: We were extended upwind after a touch and go on Runway XX; we proceeded to turn crosswind at traffic pattern altitude then we made the turn to downwind. After making our turn on the downwind Aircraft Y was wings level in crosswind within 30 ft after being instructed to fly west bound after departing Runway XX behind us. I had to make an evasive correction and descended immediately to avoid the Cessna flying toward us at the same altitude. I believe that this occurred due to either a lack of understanding of the instruction given to the pilot of the Cessna or a failure to maintain situational awareness by ignoring radio calls from tower. The pilot of the Cessna responded to tower after about 3 or 4 calls.
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.