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RV6A on left downwind turned base leg about same time a PA28 turned right base at an uncontrolled airport. They were aware of each other's existence and turned base leg almost simultaneously. An near midair collision resulted. R-hand traffic is not specified for this airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 367469 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199705 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mrc |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 800 agl bound upper : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Amateur (Home) Built |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 367469 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 83 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was doing takeoffs and lndgs to runway 5 using standard left traffic when a PA28 reported right traffic to runway 5. I was on downwind looking for the traffic. He called right base as I was turning left base. I then called left base still not seeing the PA28 and thinking that he was further out than I. Then we both turned close in final at the same time with him slightly ahead of me. I had to go around and pass him above and to the right, 75-100 ft horizontal and 100 ft vertical.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RV6A ON L DOWNWIND TURNED BASE LEG ABOUT SAME TIME A PA28 TURNED R BASE AT AN UNCTLED ARPT. THEY WERE AWARE OF EACH OTHER'S EXISTENCE AND TURNED BASE LEG ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY. AN NMAC RESULTED. R-HAND TFC IS NOT SPECIFIED FOR THIS ARPT.
Narrative: I WAS DOING TKOFS AND LNDGS TO RWY 5 USING STANDARD L TFC WHEN A PA28 RPTED R TFC TO RWY 5. I WAS ON DOWNWIND LOOKING FOR THE TFC. HE CALLED R BASE AS I WAS TURNING L BASE. I THEN CALLED L BASE STILL NOT SEEING THE PA28 AND THINKING THAT HE WAS FURTHER OUT THAN I. THEN WE BOTH TURNED CLOSE IN FINAL AT THE SAME TIME WITH HIM SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF ME. I HAD TO GAR AND PASS HIM ABOVE AND TO THE R, 75-100 FT HORIZ AND 100 FT VERT.
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.