Orl C500 on downwind drifts into arrival aircraft path.

Attributes
ACN	573307
Time
Date	200302
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : orl.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : orl.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Citation I/SP
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : orl.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	573307
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Was on downwind in pattern doing night practice lndgs. Had to extend downwind for 2 arriving aircraft. Flew a downwind heading because I could not see runway from cockpit. The further out I got on downwind , the aircraft ended up drifting closer to the final approach course. Tower called out the traffic on final. I saw first aircraft, but not second one. Saw last aircraft on final going under my left wing. On extended downwind, I feel tower should have given me a heading to maintain my ground track due to the low altitude, distance, and them having a radar in tower could have kept aircraft from drifting toward final course.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ORL C500 ON DOWNWIND DRIFTS INTO ARR ACFT PATH.

Narrative: WAS ON DOWNWIND IN PATTERN DOING NIGHT PRACTICE LNDGS. HAD TO EXTEND DOWNWIND FOR 2 ARRIVING ACFT. FLEW A DOWNWIND HDG BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE RWY FROM COCKPIT. THE FURTHER OUT I GOT ON DOWNWIND , THE ACFT ENDED UP DRIFTING CLOSER TO THE FINAL APCH COURSE. TWR CALLED OUT THE TFC ON FINAL. I SAW FIRST ACFT, BUT NOT SECOND ONE. SAW LAST ACFT ON FINAL GOING UNDER MY L WING. ON EXTENDED DOWNWIND, I FEEL TWR SHOULD HAVE GIVEN ME A HDG TO MAINTAIN MY GND TRACK DUE TO THE LOW ALT, DISTANCE, AND THEM HAVING A RADAR IN TWR COULD HAVE KEPT ACFT FROM DRIFTING TOWARD FINAL COURSE.

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.