An small aircraft pilot had an near midair collision in the traffic pattern at an uncontrolled airpo...

Attributes
ACN	212572
Time
Date	199206
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : n17
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 400 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	212572
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was crosswind turning downwind and when I rolled out, the other aircraft was just ahead of me and a little below me also downwind. I had not seen this aircraft as I flew upwind and crosswind prior to my turn downwind. An additional aircraft had just taken off and another was also entering downwind behind me. I was aware of those other 2 aircraft from their calls on unicom. The aircraft I nearly collided with either had not made any calls or had transmitted the same time as others and was covered up. -- Most likely had made no calls -- I was looking for additional aircraft but I was also distracted by the 2 aircraft I knew of. I had been listening to unicom for about 6 mins after being advised to change frequencys by ATC. Lessons: 1) do not be distracted by airplanes that you know of -- there might be another you don't know of. 2) be sure to make calls during landing process -- upwind -- crosswind -- downwind -- base -- final etc. If aircraft had been calling, I would have been able to find it before I nearly rolled out on top of it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT HAD AN NMAC IN THE TFC PATTERN AT AN UNCTLED ARPT.

Narrative: I WAS XWIND TURNING DOWNWIND AND WHEN I ROLLED OUT, THE OTHER ACFT WAS JUST AHEAD OF ME AND A LITTLE BELOW ME ALSO DOWNWIND. I HAD NOT SEEN THIS ACFT AS I FLEW UPWIND AND XWIND PRIOR TO MY TURN DOWNWIND. AN ADDITIONAL ACFT HAD JUST TAKEN OFF AND ANOTHER WAS ALSO ENTERING DOWNWIND BEHIND ME. I WAS AWARE OF THOSE OTHER 2 ACFT FROM THEIR CALLS ON UNICOM. THE ACFT I NEARLY COLLIDED WITH EITHER HAD NOT MADE ANY CALLS OR HAD XMITTED THE SAME TIME AS OTHERS AND WAS COVERED UP. -- MOST LIKELY HAD MADE NO CALLS -- I WAS LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL ACFT BUT I WAS ALSO DISTRACTED BY THE 2 ACFT I KNEW OF. I HAD BEEN LISTENING TO UNICOM FOR ABOUT 6 MINS AFTER BEING ADVISED TO CHANGE FREQS BY ATC. LESSONS: 1) DO NOT BE DISTRACTED BY AIRPLANES THAT YOU KNOW OF -- THERE MIGHT BE ANOTHER YOU DON'T KNOW OF. 2) BE SURE TO MAKE CALLS DURING LNDG PROCESS -- UPWIND -- XWIND -- DOWNWIND -- BASE -- FINAL ETC. IF ACFT HAD BEEN CALLING, I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND IT BEFORE I NEARLY ROLLED OUT ON TOP OF IT.

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.

An small aircraft pilot had an near midair collision in the traffic pattern at an uncontrolled airport.