Near midair collision between a sel cessna on a 1 mi final and another aircraft turning from base to final in front of the cessna. Both aircraft took evasive action. The other aircraft was instructed to follow the cessna and maintain visual separation.

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Attributes
ACN	344521
Time
Date	199608
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cos
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cos
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 240 flight time type : 6
ASRS Report	344521
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 25 vertical : 7
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was on final and listening to controller tell another aircraft traffic to follow. He was told I was a cessna (only high wing in pattern). He said he saw traffic and turns base. Controller gave my location again as 12 O'clock (ATC sounds concerned). I lift my right wing to find aircraft descending on me. I immediately put the plane in a hard bank and dived. The plane was given go around instructions, and began a shallow bank. Due to length of runway I was able to recover and land long. Other pilot appeared to be a student with serious radio procedure problems. I feel that he may have never been taught to do a non standard pattern ie, extended downwind etc, or what to do in a near miss situation. Pilot may not be familiar or just plain scared of controled airspace. Pilot may also need to learn the difference between cessnas and mooneys.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN A SEL CESSNA ON A 1 MI FINAL AND ANOTHER ACFT TURNING FROM BASE TO FINAL IN FRONT OF THE CESSNA. BOTH ACFT TOOK EVASIVE ACTION. THE OTHER ACFT WAS INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW THE CESSNA AND MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION.

Narrative: I WAS ON FINAL AND LISTENING TO CTLR TELL ANOTHER ACFT TFC TO FOLLOW. HE WAS TOLD I WAS A CESSNA (ONLY HIGH WING IN PATTERN). HE SAID HE SAW TFC AND TURNS BASE. CTLR GAVE MY LOCATION AGAIN AS 12 O'CLOCK (ATC SOUNDS CONCERNED). I LIFT MY R WING TO FIND ACFT DSNDING ON ME. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE PLANE IN A HARD BANK AND DIVED. THE PLANE WAS GIVEN GAR INSTRUCTIONS, AND BEGAN A SHALLOW BANK. DUE TO LENGTH OF RWY I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER AND LAND LONG. OTHER PLT APPEARED TO BE A STUDENT WITH SERIOUS RADIO PROC PROBS. I FEEL THAT HE MAY HAVE NEVER BEEN TAUGHT TO DO A NON STANDARD PATTERN IE, EXTENDED DOWNWIND ETC, OR WHAT TO DO IN A NEAR MISS SIT. PLT MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR OR JUST PLAIN SCARED OF CTLED AIRSPACE. PLT MAY ALSO NEED TO LEARN THE DIFFERENCE BTWN CESSNAS AND MOONEYS.

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.