Potential conflict in the traffic pattern between a BE23 and a PA28 southwest of runway 04 at ixd, k...

Attributes
ACN	587240
Time
Date	200307
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ixd.airport
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl single value : 700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ixd.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Sundowner 23
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : ixd.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 42 flight time total : 1055 flight time type : 850
ASRS Report	587240
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was on a 3/4 to 1 mi final for runway 4 at kixd and cleared to land. The piper was told to enter a left downwind for runway 4 and also told him he was number 4 for the airport. I was on final, a cessna had just turned on a right downwind and another cessna was just turning right crosswind for runway 4. All of a sudden I saw the piper headed southeast in front of me about 1000 ft and about 50 feet above me. I made a descending left turn to ensure we didn't collide. I asked the tower if they had someone headed for 35 explaining that a piper just flew in front of me. The tower told the piper to make an immediate turn to the southeast. It seems he confused runway 4 with runway 22 and they were entering the left downwind for runway 22. The piper pilot was confused and had lost his situation awareness. I feel the whole event could have been avoided with the addition of terminal radar in the tower at kixd. I also feel the tower should have been keeping a better eye out for the piper entering the left downwind for runway 4. He had received that clearance when reporting 3 mi northwest and receiving his pattern entry and sequence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: POTENTIAL CONFLICT IN THE TFC PATTERN BTWN A BE23 AND A PA28 SW OF RWY 04 AT IXD, KS.

Narrative: I WAS ON A 3/4 TO 1 MI FINAL FOR RWY 4 AT KIXD AND CLRED TO LAND. THE PIPER WAS TOLD TO ENTER A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RWY 4 AND ALSO TOLD HIM HE WAS NUMBER 4 FOR THE ARPT. I WAS ON FINAL, A CESSNA HAD JUST TURNED ON A R DOWNWIND AND ANOTHER CESSNA WAS JUST TURNING R XWIND FOR RWY 4. ALL OF A SUDDEN I SAW THE PIPER HEADED SE IN FRONT OF ME ABOUT 1000 FT AND ABOUT 50 FEET ABOVE ME. I MADE A DSNDING L TURN TO ENSURE WE DIDN'T COLLIDE. I ASKED THE TWR IF THEY HAD SOMEONE HEADED FOR 35 EXPLAINING THAT A PIPER JUST FLEW IN FRONT OF ME. THE TWR TOLD THE PIPER TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE TURN TO THE SE. IT SEEMS HE CONFUSED RWY 4 WITH RWY 22 AND THEY WERE ENTERING THE L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 22. THE PIPER PLT WAS CONFUSED AND HAD LOST HIS SIT AWARENESS. I FEEL THE WHOLE EVENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED WITH THE ADDITION OF TERMINAL RADAR IN THE TWR AT KIXD. I ALSO FEEL THE TWR SHOULD HAVE BEEN KEEPING A BETTER EYE OUT FOR THE PIPER ENTERING THE LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RWY 4. HE HAD RECEIVED THAT CLRNC WHEN REPORTING 3 MI NW AND RECEIVING HIS PATTERN ENTRY AND SEQUENCE.

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.

Potential conflict in the traffic pattern between a BE23 and a PA28 southwest of runway 04 at ixd, ks.