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Pilot of small aircraft entered traffic pattern contrary to tower instructions. Had near midair collision with aircraft taking off.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 178166 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199105 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bet |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 700 msl bound upper : 700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bet |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 2050 flight time type : 270 |
| ASRS Report | 178166 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 25 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I believe this to be the case: according to tower (not having listened to the tapes), apparently I was cleared for left downwind entry runway 11. Anticipating another clearance, I entered right downwind 36. Shortly after reporting and joining right downwind for runway 36, tower pointed out some traffic. At that time traffic past 20-30' beneath me. #2 was cleared for right turn after takeoff. I was flying #1.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA ENTERED TRAFFIC PATTERN CONTRARY TO TWR INSTRUCTIONS. HAD NMAC WITH ACFT TAKING OFF.
Narrative: I BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE CASE: ACCORDING TO TWR (NOT HAVING LISTENED TO THE TAPES), APPARENTLY I WAS CLRED FOR LEFT DOWNWIND ENTRY RWY 11. ANTICIPATING ANOTHER CLRNC, I ENTERED RIGHT DOWNWIND 36. SHORTLY AFTER RPTING AND JOINING RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RWY 36, TWR POINTED OUT SOME TFC. AT THAT TIME TFC PAST 20-30' BENEATH ME. #2 WAS CLRED FOR RIGHT TURN AFTER TKOF. I WAS FLYING #1.
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.