Instructor pilot, with trainee, of a C172 took over control of aircraft upon observing a single engine beech aircraft coming from the opposite direction, and against the r-hand traffic flow at an uncontrolled airport.

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Attributes
ACN	513186
Time
Date	200106
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gai.airport
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl single value : 1300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other ndb
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Beechcraft Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	513186
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Instrument student was completing NDB runway 14 at gai, md. Position calls were made on CTAF. Calls were heard on CTAF advising an aircraft (from another aircraft) that gai has a r-hand pattern for runway 32. I, the cfii, as we were about to turn left to a right crosswind, observed the other aircraft (climbing) on our left on a collision course. I dove our aircraft rapidly on a straight course (approximately 135 degrees) approximately 200 ft. The instrument student's comment was he saw the underside of an airplane go by. The other aircraft did not answer CTAF calls and left the area. There was a club fly-in at fdk, 18 NM away, and there were probably many aircraft in the area not familiar with gai runway 32. Pilots not familiar with the area should obtain advisories and if breaking off an approach should not be so stupid as to go 'head-to-head' with traffic. Maybe I shouldn't fly at all when there is an air show or fly-in at a close-by (18 NM) airport!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR PLT, WITH TRAINEE, OF A C172 TOOK OVER CTL OF ACFT UPON OBSERVING A SINGLE ENG BEECH ACFT COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, AND AGAINST THE R-HAND TFC FLOW AT AN UNCTLED ARPT.

Narrative: INST STUDENT WAS COMPLETING NDB RWY 14 AT GAI, MD. POS CALLS WERE MADE ON CTAF. CALLS WERE HEARD ON CTAF ADVISING AN ACFT (FROM ANOTHER ACFT) THAT GAI HAS A R-HAND PATTERN FOR RWY 32. I, THE CFII, AS WE WERE ABOUT TO TURN L TO A R XWIND, OBSERVED THE OTHER ACFT (CLBING) ON OUR L ON A COLLISION COURSE. I DOVE OUR ACFT RAPIDLY ON A STRAIGHT COURSE (APPROX 135 DEGS) APPROX 200 FT. THE INST STUDENT'S COMMENT WAS HE SAW THE UNDERSIDE OF AN AIRPLANE GO BY. THE OTHER ACFT DID NOT ANSWER CTAF CALLS AND LEFT THE AREA. THERE WAS A CLUB FLY-IN AT FDK, 18 NM AWAY, AND THERE WERE PROBABLY MANY ACFT IN THE AREA NOT FAMILIAR WITH GAI RWY 32. PLTS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA SHOULD OBTAIN ADVISORIES AND IF BREAKING OFF AN APCH SHOULD NOT BE SO STUPID AS TO GO 'HEAD-TO-HEAD' WITH TFC. MAYBE I SHOULDN'T FLY AT ALL WHEN THERE IS AN AIR SHOW OR FLY-IN AT A CLOSE-BY (18 NM) ARPT!

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.