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M20J pilot reported that while making a 45-degree entry to the downwind leg in traffic pattern; a near midair collision occurred with a departing aircraft in the crosswind leg which had not announced its takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1708149 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201912 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | M-20 J (201) / Allegro |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10 Flight Crew Total 1400 Flight Crew Type 840 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 300 Vertical 0 |
Narrative:
I was on a 45 degree entry to the traffic pattern for runway xx at ZZZ. A cessna was on downwind around midfield. As I approached downwind; I didn't see an arrow on crosswind until we were almost head-to-head at a short distance. His profile from my perspective was head-on and relatively hard to see; and he may have been behind the a-pillar of my windshield. I don't believe he made a radio call for takeoff from ZZZ.factors were:1) distraction by the need of maintaining distance from the cessna in front.2) inconspicuous profile; possible obstruction by my airplane; and background clutter made him hard to see.solution:keep head on swivel in pattern. Possibly check ads-b display for at least a count of traffic in the air near the airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: M20J pilot reported that while making a 45-degree entry to the downwind leg in traffic pattern; a near midair collision occurred with a departing aircraft in the crosswind leg which had not announced its takeoff.
Narrative: I was on a 45 degree entry to the traffic pattern for RWY XX at ZZZ. A Cessna was on downwind around midfield. As I approached downwind; I didn't see an Arrow on crosswind until we were almost head-to-head at a short distance. His profile from my perspective was head-on and relatively hard to see; and he may have been behind the a-pillar of my windshield. I don't believe he made a radio call for takeoff from ZZZ.Factors were:1) Distraction by the need of maintaining distance from the Cessna in front.2) Inconspicuous profile; possible obstruction by my airplane; and background clutter made him hard to see.Solution:Keep head on swivel in pattern. Possibly check ads-b display for at least a count of traffic in the air near the airport.
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.