A pitts has a 25 ft near midair collision with a PA28 while landing at an uncontrolled field.

Attributes
ACN	596829
Time
Date	200310
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dyl.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 650
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Christen (& Pitts) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
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 landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 372 flight time total : 7200 flight time type : 988
ASRS Report	596829
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Miss Distance	horizontal : 25
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was approaching to land on runway 5 at doylestown airport (dyl). On short final, there was a piper also landing. I scanned the area carefully, but did not see it on straight-in final. Near collision. Need to be more diligent looking for traffic. The other aircraft did a go around.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PITTS HAS A 25 FT NMAC WITH A PA28 WHILE LNDG AT AN UNCTLED FIELD.

Narrative: I WAS APCHING TO LAND ON RWY 5 AT DOYLESTOWN ARPT (DYL). ON SHORT FINAL, THERE WAS A PIPER ALSO LNDG. I SCANNED THE AREA CAREFULLY, BUT DID NOT SEE IT ON STRAIGHT-IN FINAL. NEAR COLLISION. NEED TO BE MORE DILIGENT LOOKING FOR TFC. THE OTHER ACFT DID A GAR.

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.