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A C172 instructor pilot and trainee had an near midair collision with a PA28 that departed the opposite direction without making radio calls.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 399151 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : eqy |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1600 msl bound upper : 1600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : teb |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 399151 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 1 flight time total : 225 flight time type : 0 |
| ASRS Report | 399146 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 50 vertical : 25 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was checking out a 200+ hour private pilot in a C172RG. We were making standard radio calls (ie, crosswind, downwind). Upon turning onto the base leg, the left wing began to dip and suddenly there was a low wing piper climbing and turning to the right. I took the controls and began a climbing right turn to avoid the aircraft. I believe the aircraft was a 4 passenger piper cherokee warrior. One had recently departed eqy (according to dispatch) with 2 adults, and 3 children. It was an elderly gentleman who made no radio calls. Not even a radio check when engine was started. I think the situation arose because the aircraft departed runway 23 when the active was runway 5. He then made a climbing right turn out of the pattern.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172 INSTRUCTOR PLT AND TRAINEE HAD AN NMAC WITH A PA28 THAT DEPARTED THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WITHOUT MAKING RADIO CALLS.
Narrative: I WAS CHKING OUT A 200+ HR PVT PLT IN A C172RG. WE WERE MAKING STANDARD RADIO CALLS (IE, XWIND, DOWNWIND). UPON TURNING ONTO THE BASE LEG, THE L WING BEGAN TO DIP AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LOW WING PIPER CLBING AND TURNING TO THE R. I TOOK THE CTLS AND BEGAN A CLBING R TURN TO AVOID THE ACFT. I BELIEVE THE ACFT WAS A 4 PAX PIPER CHEROKEE WARRIOR. ONE HAD RECENTLY DEPARTED EQY (ACCORDING TO DISPATCH) WITH 2 ADULTS, AND 3 CHILDREN. IT WAS AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN WHO MADE NO RADIO CALLS. NOT EVEN A RADIO CHK WHEN ENG WAS STARTED. I THINK THE SIT AROSE BECAUSE THE ACFT DEPARTED RWY 23 WHEN THE ACTIVE WAS RWY 5. HE THEN MADE A CLBING R TURN OUT OF THE PATTERN.
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.