C152 student pilot had an near midair collision with another cessna in a busy airport traffic patter...

Attributes
ACN	530947
Time
Date	200110
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hwo.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 800
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hwo.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : hwo.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 62.7 flight time type : 58.3
ASRS Report	530941
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : separated traffic flight crew : took evasive action none taken : detected after the fact
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Requested clearance from tower to land. I was 4TH in pattern flying east. Advised to follow traffic at 11 O'clock position, initially did not find. Later found traffic and follow (about 8 mi west of airport) continue follow, but then lost traffic in sight. (Did not tell tower.) later advised to flight southeast however, I did, but it was too close to the next airport airspace (opf). As I was ready for final I was advised from tower to look at traffic at 1 O'clock position. Traffic #3 was suddenly in front of me and low about/or less than 500 ft. (#1 and #2 already landed.) factors: 1) should have told ATC we lost traffic in sight. 2) ATC should have kept me or other planes with good separation. Corrective actions: 1) tell ATC I lost traffic in sight, 2) keep looking to try to find traffic, 3) possible avoid landing and do a 360 degrees, and 4) ATC could have advised of possible closest traffic being too close.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C152 STUDENT PLT HAD AN NMAC WITH ANOTHER CESSNA IN A BUSY ARPT TFC PATTERN.

Narrative: REQUESTED CLRNC FROM TWR TO LAND. I WAS 4TH IN PATTERN FLYING E. ADVISED TO FOLLOW TFC AT 11 O'CLOCK POS, INITIALLY DID NOT FIND. LATER FOUND TFC AND FOLLOW (ABOUT 8 MI W OF ARPT) CONTINUE FOLLOW, BUT THEN LOST TFC IN SIGHT. (DID NOT TELL TWR.) LATER ADVISED TO FLT SE HOWEVER, I DID, BUT IT WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE NEXT ARPT AIRSPACE (OPF). AS I WAS READY FOR FINAL I WAS ADVISED FROM TWR TO LOOK AT TFC AT 1 O'CLOCK POS. TFC #3 WAS SUDDENLY IN FRONT OF ME AND LOW ABOUT/OR LESS THAN 500 FT. (#1 AND #2 ALREADY LANDED.) FACTORS: 1) SHOULD HAVE TOLD ATC WE LOST TFC IN SIGHT. 2) ATC SHOULD HAVE KEPT ME OR OTHER PLANES WITH GOOD SEPARATION. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: 1) TELL ATC I LOST TFC IN SIGHT, 2) KEEP LOOKING TO TRY TO FIND TFC, 3) POSSIBLE AVOID LNDG AND DO A 360 DEGS, AND 4) ATC COULD HAVE ADVISED OF POSSIBLE CLOSEST TFC BEING TOO CLOSE.

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.

C152 student pilot had an near midair collision with another cessna in a busy airport traffic pattern.