<< >> NASA ASRS Report 206773, April 1992

Private pilot executed a 180 degree turn on final approach to land and encounters a near midair collision with another aircraft approaching to land.

Attributes
ACN	206773
Time
Date	199204
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fmy airport : rsw
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fmy
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	206773
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time total : 70
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

My student, while on a final approach to page field, about 2 1/2 mi out, made a 180 left turn causing a near miss. He explained that he thought he was going to southwest regional and not page field. After being cleared to land, he began to maneuver his aircraft (180 degree turn) to set up for his approach to rsw. He though he was in contact with rsw but he was actually talking to page tower. I attribute this event to his being unfamiliar with the ft. Myers area and a 70 hour private pilot. In fact he only had his private license for 2 days. I was not on board the aircraft at the time of the occurrence, and am repeating these events after speaking to him and the controller at page field.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PRIVATE PLT EXECUTED A 180 DEG TURN ON FINAL APCH TO LAND AND ENCOUNTERS A NMAC WITH ANOTHER ACFT APCHING TO LAND.

Narrative: MY STUDENT, WHILE ON A FINAL APCH TO PAGE FIELD, ABOUT 2 1/2 MI OUT, MADE A 180 L TURN CAUSING A NEAR MISS. HE EXPLAINED THAT HE THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO SW REGIONAL AND NOT PAGE FIELD. AFTER BEING CLRED TO LAND, HE BEGAN TO MANEUVER HIS ACFT (180 DEG TURN) TO SET UP FOR HIS APCH TO RSW. HE THOUGH HE WAS IN CONTACT WITH RSW BUT HE WAS ACTUALLY TALKING TO PAGE TWR. I ATTRIBUTE THIS EVENT TO HIS BEING UNFAMILIAR WITH THE FT. MYERS AREA AND A 70 HR PRIVATE PLT. IN FACT HE ONLY HAD HIS PRIVATE LICENSE FOR 2 DAYS. I WAS NOT ON BOARD THE ACFT AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE, AND AM REPEATING THESE EVENTS AFTER SPEAKING TO HIM AND THE CTLR AT PAGE FIELD.

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.