Instructor pilot in a C172 on base leg for another touch- and-go has student raise wing to look for traffic on final and is surprised to see a cessna citation inbound on final. He immediately took control of the aircraft and made a climbing left turn and returned to final whereupon the tower cleared him to land and cautioned of wake turbulence from the preceding jet.

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Attributes
ACN	416485
Time
Date	199810
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : orl airport : orl
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 800 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : orl
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 262 flight time type : 32
ASRS Report	416485
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 4000 vertical : 150
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

A student pilot and myself were doing traffic pattern work. We already did 2-3 touch-and-goes getting ready to land for a full stop. We were on downwind at 1100 ft, then turned base and started to descend. We were not cleared to land yet, but the following touch-and-goes we weren't either, until final. We turned base and started to descend. Once established on base, we raised the wing on the C172 to look at extended final. We saw a citation inbound for landing, so I immediately took control of the aircraft and made a climbing left turn. Once I saw the other aircraft go below me and land, I turned and re-entered on final. Tower cleared me to land and warned me for wake turbulence. I was never warned about the citation on extended final, and didn't see him until on base. ATC should have advised me about the other aircraft. If immediate action wasn't taken, something drastic could have resulted. I was never advised by ATC about the other aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR PLT IN A C172 ON BASE LEG FOR ANOTHER TOUCH- AND-GO HAS STUDENT RAISE WING TO LOOK FOR TFC ON FINAL AND IS SURPRISED TO SEE A CESSNA CITATION INBOUND ON FINAL. HE IMMEDIATELY TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT AND MADE A CLBING L TURN AND RETURNED TO FINAL WHEREUPON THE TWR CLRED HIM TO LAND AND CAUTIONED OF WAKE TURB FROM THE PRECEDING JET.

Narrative: A STUDENT PLT AND MYSELF WERE DOING TFC PATTERN WORK. WE ALREADY DID 2-3 TOUCH-AND-GOES GETTING READY TO LAND FOR A FULL STOP. WE WERE ON DOWNWIND AT 1100 FT, THEN TURNED BASE AND STARTED TO DSND. WE WERE NOT CLRED TO LAND YET, BUT THE FOLLOWING TOUCH-AND-GOES WE WEREN'T EITHER, UNTIL FINAL. WE TURNED BASE AND STARTED TO DSND. ONCE ESTABLISHED ON BASE, WE RAISED THE WING ON THE C172 TO LOOK AT EXTENDED FINAL. WE SAW A CITATION INBOUND FOR LNDG, SO I IMMEDIATELY TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT AND MADE A CLBING L TURN. ONCE I SAW THE OTHER ACFT GO BELOW ME AND LAND, I TURNED AND RE-ENTERED ON FINAL. TWR CLRED ME TO LAND AND WARNED ME FOR WAKE TURB. I WAS NEVER WARNED ABOUT THE CITATION ON EXTENDED FINAL, AND DIDN'T SEE HIM UNTIL ON BASE. ATC SHOULD HAVE ADVISED ME ABOUT THE OTHER ACFT. IF IMMEDIATE ACTION WASN'T TAKEN, SOMETHING DRASTIC COULD HAVE RESULTED. I WAS NEVER ADVISED BY ATC ABOUT THE OTHER ACFT.

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.