C152 in the pattern at C09, CTAF procedures, experiences near midair collision with C172 entering pa...

Attributes
ACN	600864
Time
Date	200311
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : c09.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
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
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 19.5 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	600864
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300 vertical : 10
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This was about the 5TH circuit we had flown that night. There were several other planes in the pattern. At the point marked with an STAR, I (the student) had just looked over to the right and saw a light flash on. It was dark and only maybe 20 seconds before I was looking in the same direction this plane came from. So, as I saw the light my instructor saw it also and he, more than myself, took evasive action with a quick steep turn to the left and steep descent. The incoming runway 17L had missed us, and never said a word. Our C152 had all exterior lights on. I don't know how he (the C172) did not see us. My instructor read his registration and called on the radio asking the C172 his intentions. The C172 responded a full stop for runway 18, and he was on downwind. My instructor then asked why the C172 did not call entering the pattern. The C172 replied that he had. My instructor and I looked at each other, and both of us agreed we never heard him call. The C172 landed long on the 4000 ft strip and taxied very slowly to the end. He could have exited maybe 1000 ft from the end. I made a slow approach after extending downwind, so it was a longer final to runway 18 than usual. The C172 still had not vacated the runway so I called the go around. As we went around we doublechked the C172. The C172 quickly taxied off as we went around. He took off, and called departing the pattern to the north. I flew 2-3 more circuits then called it a night.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C152 IN THE PATTERN AT C09, CTAF PROCS, EXPERIENCES NMAC WITH C172 ENTERING PATTERN INCORRECTLY.

Narrative: THIS WAS ABOUT THE 5TH CIRCUIT WE HAD FLOWN THAT NIGHT. THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER PLANES IN THE PATTERN. AT THE POINT MARKED WITH AN STAR, I (THE STUDENT) HAD JUST LOOKED OVER TO THE R AND SAW A LIGHT FLASH ON. IT WAS DARK AND ONLY MAYBE 20 SECONDS BEFORE I WAS LOOKING IN THE SAME DIRECTION THIS PLANE CAME FROM. SO, AS I SAW THE LIGHT MY INSTRUCTOR SAW IT ALSO AND HE, MORE THAN MYSELF, TOOK EVASIVE ACTION WITH A QUICK STEEP TURN TO THE L AND STEEP DSCNT. THE INCOMING RWY 17L HAD MISSED US, AND NEVER SAID A WORD. OUR C152 HAD ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTS ON. I DON'T KNOW HOW HE (THE C172) DID NOT SEE US. MY INSTRUCTOR READ HIS REGISTRATION AND CALLED ON THE RADIO ASKING THE C172 HIS INTENTIONS. THE C172 RESPONDED A FULL STOP FOR RWY 18, AND HE WAS ON DOWNWIND. MY INSTRUCTOR THEN ASKED WHY THE C172 DID NOT CALL ENTERING THE PATTERN. THE C172 REPLIED THAT HE HAD. MY INSTRUCTOR AND I LOOKED AT EACH OTHER, AND BOTH OF US AGREED WE NEVER HEARD HIM CALL. THE C172 LANDED LONG ON THE 4000 FT STRIP AND TAXIED VERY SLOWLY TO THE END. HE COULD HAVE EXITED MAYBE 1000 FT FROM THE END. I MADE A SLOW APCH AFTER EXTENDING DOWNWIND, SO IT WAS A LONGER FINAL TO RWY 18 THAN USUAL. THE C172 STILL HAD NOT VACATED THE RWY SO I CALLED THE GAR. AS WE WENT AROUND WE DOUBLECHKED THE C172. THE C172 QUICKLY TAXIED OFF AS WE WENT AROUND. HE TOOK OFF, AND CALLED DEPARTING THE PATTERN TO THE N. I FLEW 2-3 MORE CIRCUITS THEN CALLED IT A NIGHT.

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 in the pattern at C09, CTAF procedures, experiences near midair collision with C172 entering pattern incorrectly.