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A BE19 has an near midair collision with a C172 in the traffic pattern at uncontrolled airport ddj, tx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 396185 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ddj |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Sport 19 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 72 flight time total : 650 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 396185 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 75 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
3 aircraft were in the pattern, at ddj, myself (BE19) and, 2 other C172's. While turning upwind to crosswind, another BE19 entered 45 degrees for left downwind runway 35. After announcing left downwind the BE19 on 45 degrees announced left downwind runway 35 behind me. No other calls were made from C172 behind me after landing runway 35. Both BE19 called each turn for runway 35 with no reports from C172. Upon landing runway 35 I heard second BE19 call final runway 35 (ddj). Completing my touch and go, said cessna made a short base to final runway 35 cutting in front of second BE19 on 1-2 mi final. After realizing mistake C172 continued final for go around. As I was announcing upwind to crosswind runway 35, C172 announced same intentions shortly after passing the threshold of departing end of runway 35. Second BE19 landed runway 35 for touch and go, while I announced left downwind runway 35, C172 announced left downwind 5-10 seconds later. Though I was unable for a visual on C172 at that precise time I knew it was within close proximity. While scanning left to right I made a visual with C172 250-350 ft off of my right wingtip, parallel with me on downwind, at traffic pattern altitude, with C172 slightly higher (100 ft). I continued pattern announcing each leg as the C172 slowly moved behind in pattern, while staying within close proximity. After downwind departure, I asked where the C172 was based, and wrote the tail number down. The pilot of the C172 seemed to be aggravated with the 2 company BE19's, and voiced his opinion over CTAF. I departed to the south, and left the area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE19 HAS AN NMAC WITH A C172 IN THE TFC PATTERN AT UNCTLED ARPT DDJ, TX.
Narrative: 3 ACFT WERE IN THE PATTERN, AT DDJ, MYSELF (BE19) AND, 2 OTHER C172'S. WHILE TURNING UPWIND TO XWIND, ANOTHER BE19 ENTERED 45 DEGS FOR L DOWNWIND RWY 35. AFTER ANNOUNCING L DOWNWIND THE BE19 ON 45 DEGS ANNOUNCED L DOWNWIND RWY 35 BEHIND ME. NO OTHER CALLS WERE MADE FROM C172 BEHIND ME AFTER LNDG RWY 35. BOTH BE19 CALLED EACH TURN FOR RWY 35 WITH NO RPTS FROM C172. UPON LNDG RWY 35 I HEARD SECOND BE19 CALL FINAL RWY 35 (DDJ). COMPLETING MY TOUCH AND GO, SAID CESSNA MADE A SHORT BASE TO FINAL RWY 35 CUTTING IN FRONT OF SECOND BE19 ON 1-2 MI FINAL. AFTER REALIZING MISTAKE C172 CONTINUED FINAL FOR GAR. AS I WAS ANNOUNCING UPWIND TO XWIND RWY 35, C172 ANNOUNCED SAME INTENTIONS SHORTLY AFTER PASSING THE THRESHOLD OF DEPARTING END OF RWY 35. SECOND BE19 LANDED RWY 35 FOR TOUCH AND GO, WHILE I ANNOUNCED L DOWNWIND RWY 35, C172 ANNOUNCED L DOWNWIND 5-10 SECONDS LATER. THOUGH I WAS UNABLE FOR A VISUAL ON C172 AT THAT PRECISE TIME I KNEW IT WAS WITHIN CLOSE PROX. WHILE SCANNING L TO R I MADE A VISUAL WITH C172 250-350 FT OFF OF MY R WINGTIP, PARALLEL WITH ME ON DOWNWIND, AT TFC PATTERN ALT, WITH C172 SLIGHTLY HIGHER (100 FT). I CONTINUED PATTERN ANNOUNCING EACH LEG AS THE C172 SLOWLY MOVED BEHIND IN PATTERN, WHILE STAYING WITHIN CLOSE PROX. AFTER DOWNWIND DEP, I ASKED WHERE THE C172 WAS BASED, AND WROTE THE TAIL NUMBER DOWN. THE PLT OF THE C172 SEEMED TO BE AGGRAVATED WITH THE 2 COMPANY BE19'S, AND VOICED HIS OPINION OVER CTAF. I DEPARTED TO THE S, AND LEFT THE AREA.
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.