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Flight instructor reported an near midair collision with another instructional aircraft in the traffic pattern.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1636891 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201904 |
| 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 | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 170 |
Narrative:
On downwind in traffic pattern (stage check) at ZZZ; instructor pilot (ip) observed traffic on tis (traffic information service) display that appeared to be closing at a high rate from the rear. Ip attempted to visually acquire the target; but was unable. ATC warned the following aircraft Y that they were getting too close. While the ip's aircraft was cleared to land; pilot under instruction (pui) decided to extend downwind to give sufficient space for traffic that was on final; and was not concerned with traffic to his rear since he had the right of way. With the targets continuing to close on the tis; ip instructed pui to turn immediately. As pui turned base; ip acquired the target on downwind; passing an estimated 170 feet behind his aircraft; close enough to clearly read the registration aircraft Y. Ip continued flight without further incident. The instructor of aircraft Y proceeded to solo out his student on the next lap.keeping situational awareness (sa) is crucial to maintaining safety of flight; and using all available resources to maintaining sa. Ip explained that it does not matter if you had the right of way if you crash; so do what is necessary per 91.3.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight instructor reported an NMAC with another instructional aircraft in the traffic pattern.
Narrative: On downwind in traffic pattern (stage check) at ZZZ; Instructor Pilot (IP) observed traffic on TIS (Traffic Information Service) display that appeared to be closing at a high rate from the rear. IP attempted to visually acquire the target; but was unable. ATC warned the following Aircraft Y that they were getting too close. While the IP's aircraft was cleared to land; Pilot under Instruction (PUI) decided to extend downwind to give sufficient space for traffic that was on final; and was not concerned with traffic to his rear since he had the right of way. With the targets continuing to close on the TIS; IP instructed PUI to turn immediately. As PUI turned base; IP acquired the target on downwind; passing an estimated 170 feet behind his aircraft; close enough to clearly read the registration Aircraft Y. IP continued flight without further incident. The instructor of Aircraft Y proceeded to solo out his student on the next lap.Keeping Situational Awareness (SA) is crucial to maintaining safety of flight; and using all available resources to maintaining SA. IP explained that it does not matter if you had the right of way if you crash; so do what is necessary per 91.3.
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.