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Near midair collision between a piper warrior PA28 following a piper tomahawk PA38 in the traffic pattern on final. The warrior made a go around to provide separation during landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 423018 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bed |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-38 Tomahawk |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger observation : observer |
| Experience | flight time type : 40 |
| ASRS Report | 423018 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
Narrative:
As a safety pilot, I noticed tomahawk aircraft ahead in a busy pattern at bedford airfield on dec/xa/98. The PIC was following the tomahawk for an extended downwind (approximately 5 mi). The tomahawk did not appear to have any collision lights on. Our warrior aircraft did have the collision lights on. After tomahawk turned for final, our aircraft turned when tomahawk was abeam our wing. Pattern was very busy and our warrior aircraft aborted a landing and departed the pattern to the north. Upon landing, the tower wanted to have the PIC call the tower because of an alleged near miss. The PIC of warrior is a CFI, whom I consider very safe and have done training with over the yrs with the aeronautical club.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BTWN A PIPER WARRIOR PA28 FOLLOWING A PIPER TOMAHAWK PA38 IN THE TFC PATTERN ON FINAL. THE WARRIOR MADE A GAR TO PROVIDE SEPARATION DURING LNDG.
Narrative: AS A SAFETY PLT, I NOTICED TOMAHAWK ACFT AHEAD IN A BUSY PATTERN AT BEDFORD AIRFIELD ON DEC/XA/98. THE PIC WAS FOLLOWING THE TOMAHAWK FOR AN EXTENDED DOWNWIND (APPROX 5 MI). THE TOMAHAWK DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY COLLISION LIGHTS ON. OUR WARRIOR ACFT DID HAVE THE COLLISION LIGHTS ON. AFTER TOMAHAWK TURNED FOR FINAL, OUR ACFT TURNED WHEN TOMAHAWK WAS ABEAM OUR WING. PATTERN WAS VERY BUSY AND OUR WARRIOR ACFT ABORTED A LNDG AND DEPARTED THE PATTERN TO THE N. UPON LNDG, THE TWR WANTED TO HAVE THE PIC CALL THE TWR BECAUSE OF AN ALLEGED NEAR MISS. THE PIC OF WARRIOR IS A CFI, WHOM I CONSIDER VERY SAFE AND HAVE DONE TRAINING WITH OVER THE YRS WITH THE AERO CLUB.
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.