Near midair collision during a night operation training activity.

Attributes
ACN	187896
Time
Date	199108
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ugn
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 800 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain observation : company check pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	187896
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	vertical : 400
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Incident occurred during night time VFR first officer recurrent chkride. After some maneuvering over lake michigan, we proceeded to waukegan for traffic pattern work. We received no advisory from unicom but 1 aircraft was short final on runway 23 and an small aircraft was on approach for 23. I had planned an aborted landing on first approach and announced such on unicom so as not to surprise the small aircraft on final. At the last min he elected to go around so we landed to avoid conflict. Waukegan has right traffic on runway 23. The small aircraft had departed with a left turnout and from midfield downwind made a right turn out of traffic pattern. During the confusion of the first landing I became distraction with watching the small aircraft for collision avoidance. We made left traffic pattern also, and the small aircraft passed 400 ft overhead as he departed east. We continued with approximately 6 traffic patterns all to left (wrong direction) before departure to the southeast.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC DURING A NIGHT OP TRAINING ACTIVITY.

Narrative: INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING NIGHT TIME VFR FO RECURRENT CHKRIDE. AFTER SOME MANEUVERING OVER LAKE MICHIGAN, WE PROCEEDED TO WAUKEGAN FOR TFC PATTERN WORK. WE RECEIVED NO ADVISORY FROM UNICOM BUT 1 ACFT WAS SHORT FINAL ON RWY 23 AND AN SMA WAS ON APCH FOR 23. I HAD PLANNED AN ABORTED LNDG ON FIRST APCH AND ANNOUNCED SUCH ON UNICOM SO AS NOT TO SURPRISE THE SMA ON FINAL. AT THE LAST MIN HE ELECTED TO GAR SO WE LANDED TO AVOID CONFLICT. WAUKEGAN HAS R TFC ON RWY 23. THE SMA HAD DEPARTED WITH A L TURNOUT AND FROM MIDFIELD DOWNWIND MADE A R TURN OUT OF TFC PATTERN. DURING THE CONFUSION OF THE FIRST LNDG I BECAME DISTR WITH WATCHING THE SMA FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE. WE MADE L TFC PATTERN ALSO, AND THE SMA PASSED 400 FT OVERHEAD AS HE DEPARTED E. WE CONTINUED WITH APPROX 6 TFC PATTERNS ALL TO L (WRONG DIRECTION) BEFORE DEP TO THE SE.

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.