Near midair collision between 2 small aircraft sel aircraft, one on final and the reporter turning f...

Attributes
ACN	301607
Time
Date	199504
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vnc
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 17 flight time total : 7300 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	301607
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I entered a left downwind at 800 ft MSL for full-stop landing at venice. I believed I was #3 in traffic, following a piper comanche over the approach end of the runway and a piper seminole on extended final. I announced my presence and intentions on downwind on CTAF and had been listening to reports from the comanche and seminole. When I was again the seminole, I started my turn to base and called base on CTAF. As I started to turn final, I was alerted to cessna traffic by an aircraft waiting to take off. I saw the cessna in my 1 O'clock position, slightly above. I turned right (north) then left (west) and passed beneath and behind the cessna which continued on approach. I went around, parallel to and to the right of runway 13, rejoined traffic, and landed. If the cessna had been reporting as in the aim, I believe the incident would not have happened. Since I had the other 2 airplanes in sight, I did not properly check further out on the final approach for traffic. Extended patterns contribute to this kind of occurrence. My aircraft was a piper warrior, the other, a light-colored, single-engine cessna (152 or 172).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN 2 SMA SEL ACFT, ONE ON FINAL AND THE RPTR TURNING FINAL AT A UNCTLED ARPT.

Narrative: I ENTERED A L DOWNWIND AT 800 FT MSL FOR FULL-STOP LNDG AT VENICE. I BELIEVED I WAS #3 IN TFC, FOLLOWING A PIPER COMANCHE OVER THE APCH END OF THE RWY AND A PIPER SEMINOLE ON EXTENDED FINAL. I ANNOUNCED MY PRESENCE AND INTENTIONS ON DOWNWIND ON CTAF AND HAD BEEN LISTENING TO RPTS FROM THE COMANCHE AND SEMINOLE. WHEN I WAS AGAIN THE SEMINOLE, I STARTED MY TURN TO BASE AND CALLED BASE ON CTAF. AS I STARTED TO TURN FINAL, I WAS ALERTED TO CESSNA TFC BY AN ACFT WAITING TO TAKE OFF. I SAW THE CESSNA IN MY 1 O'CLOCK POS, SLIGHTLY ABOVE. I TURNED R (N) THEN L (W) AND PASSED BENEATH AND BEHIND THE CESSNA WHICH CONTINUED ON APCH. I WENT AROUND, PARALLEL TO AND TO THE R OF RWY 13, REJOINED TFC, AND LANDED. IF THE CESSNA HAD BEEN RPTING AS IN THE AIM, I BELIEVE THE INCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. SINCE I HAD THE OTHER 2 AIRPLANES IN SIGHT, I DID NOT PROPERLY CHK FURTHER OUT ON THE FINAL APCH FOR TFC. EXTENDED PATTERNS CONTRIBUTE TO THIS KIND OF OCCURRENCE. MY ACFT WAS A PIPER WARRIOR, THE OTHER, A LIGHT-COLORED, SINGLE-ENG CESSNA (152 OR 172).

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.

Near midair collision between 2 small aircraft sel aircraft, one on final and the reporter turning final at a uncontrolled airport.