An small aircraft ATP pilot has an near midair collision with a C172RG with 2 CFI's on board at ccb,...

Attributes
ACN	439691
Time
Date	199906
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ccb.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	439691
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : executed go around
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cable airport traffic pattern. Unicom closed. I had just left the poc (brackett airport) tower frequency for a crosswind entry to ccb airport runway 24. I like to monitor CTAF 30 mi out, but not possible from this direction due to poc tower. I fly a 'short pattern' when possible (traffic permitting) in order to stay within gliding distance of the landing runway. (That is one reason for a pattern in the first place is it not?) I called crosswind and downwind and final approach on my radio. I did not hear any xmissions from any other aircraft and did not see the C172RG until it was directly below me on short final. I went around missing the C172RG by a small margin. (I fly formation on a regular basis and we were very close.) I spoke with the pilots. Both claimed to be the PIC and both were flight instructors (CFI's). Both heard my crosswind radio call and then wondered where I was. One said 'we did fly a large pattern.' both heard me go around and then ask them for a radio check so my radio and theirs were working. Only better see and avoid eyes could have prevented this near miss. Also classic high/low wing in a CTAF traffic pattern. I just got the book 'auditing midair collisions.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA ATP PLT HAS AN NMAC WITH A C172RG WITH 2 CFI'S ON BOARD AT CCB, CA.

Narrative: CABLE ARPT TFC PATTERN. UNICOM CLOSED. I HAD JUST LEFT THE POC (BRACKETT ARPT) TWR FREQ FOR A XWIND ENTRY TO CCB ARPT RWY 24. I LIKE TO MONITOR CTAF 30 MI OUT, BUT NOT POSSIBLE FROM THIS DIRECTION DUE TO POC TWR. I FLY A 'SHORT PATTERN' WHEN POSSIBLE (TFC PERMITTING) IN ORDER TO STAY WITHIN GLIDING DISTANCE OF THE LNDG RWY. (THAT IS ONE REASON FOR A PATTERN IN THE FIRST PLACE IS IT NOT?) I CALLED XWIND AND DOWNWIND AND FINAL APCH ON MY RADIO. I DID NOT HEAR ANY XMISSIONS FROM ANY OTHER ACFT AND DID NOT SEE THE C172RG UNTIL IT WAS DIRECTLY BELOW ME ON SHORT FINAL. I WENT AROUND MISSING THE C172RG BY A SMALL MARGIN. (I FLY FORMATION ON A REGULAR BASIS AND WE WERE VERY CLOSE.) I SPOKE WITH THE PLTS. BOTH CLAIMED TO BE THE PIC AND BOTH WERE FLT INSTRUCTORS (CFI'S). BOTH HEARD MY XWIND RADIO CALL AND THEN WONDERED WHERE I WAS. ONE SAID 'WE DID FLY A LARGE PATTERN.' BOTH HEARD ME GO AROUND AND THEN ASK THEM FOR A RADIO CHK SO MY RADIO AND THEIRS WERE WORKING. ONLY BETTER SEE AND AVOID EYES COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS NEAR MISS. ALSO CLASSIC HIGH/LOW WING IN A CTAF TFC PATTERN. I JUST GOT THE BOOK 'AUDITING MIDAIR COLLISIONS.'

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.

An small aircraft ATP pilot has an near midair collision with a C172RG with 2 CFI's on board at ccb, ca.