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2 low time pilots have an near midair collision in an uncontrolled traffic pattern. One aircraft is found to have radio off preventing CTAF procedure effectiveness.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 478474 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Wed |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 1g3.airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| 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 : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 16.8 |
| ASRS Report | 478474 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 90 flight time type : 3 |
| ASRS Report | 478478 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 125 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were doing a touch-and-go at kent state airport using runway 1. We made our radio call for crosswind at around 1600 ft MSL. Just under 2000 ft MSL, we made a radio call for downwind and turned. At almost mid point of the runway, we noticed another aircraft coming into downwind at a 45 degree angle. No radio calls were heard from the other aircraft. At this time we aborted and made a sharp bank to the left. Supplemental information from acn 478478: while entering the traffic pattern for 1g3, all appropriate position calls were made over the radio. Apparently my radio had been accidentally turned off. I received no radio xmissions from any other aircraft in the pattern. I did not see any aircraft on downwind. I called and turned onto downwind for runway 10 when I spotted a C152 off my left wing. Both aircraft saw and avoided each other. I proceeded on to land when the C152 circled around to re-enter the downwind. I felt this was the best choice to avoid a recurrence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: 2 LOW TIME PLTS HAVE AN NMAC IN AN UNCTLED TFC PATTERN. ONE ACFT IS FOUND TO HAVE RADIO OFF PREVENTING CTAF PROC EFFECTIVENESS.
Narrative: WE WERE DOING A TOUCH-AND-GO AT KENT STATE ARPT USING RWY 1. WE MADE OUR RADIO CALL FOR XWIND AT AROUND 1600 FT MSL. JUST UNDER 2000 FT MSL, WE MADE A RADIO CALL FOR DOWNWIND AND TURNED. AT ALMOST MID POINT OF THE RWY, WE NOTICED ANOTHER ACFT COMING INTO DOWNWIND AT A 45 DEG ANGLE. NO RADIO CALLS WERE HEARD FROM THE OTHER ACFT. AT THIS TIME WE ABORTED AND MADE A SHARP BANK TO THE L. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 478478: WHILE ENTERING THE TFC PATTERN FOR 1G3, ALL APPROPRIATE POS CALLS WERE MADE OVER THE RADIO. APPARENTLY MY RADIO HAD BEEN ACCIDENTALLY TURNED OFF. I RECEIVED NO RADIO XMISSIONS FROM ANY OTHER ACFT IN THE PATTERN. I DID NOT SEE ANY ACFT ON DOWNWIND. I CALLED AND TURNED ONTO DOWNWIND FOR RWY 10 WHEN I SPOTTED A C152 OFF MY L WING. BOTH ACFT SAW AND AVOIDED EACH OTHER. I PROCEEDED ON TO LAND WHEN THE C152 CIRCLED AROUND TO RE-ENTER THE DOWNWIND. I FELT THIS WAS THE BEST CHOICE TO AVOID A RECURRENCE.
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.