A PA28 single pilot cut off another PA28 on final for runway 31 at wdr.

Attributes
ACN	614809
Time
Date	200404
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : wdr.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 1600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12.3 flight time total : 140 flight time type : 57.9
ASRS Report	614809
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : observer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I had entered the pattern and was on downwind for runway 31. There were several other aircraft in the pattern and I heard 2 planes calling final, one extended. I continued in the pattern looking for traffic and told my kids (passenger) to watch for other airplanes. As I approached the base leg, I heard a plane call short final. I idented that plane, high wing, and looked for a second plane. I did not see one and thought I missed the first one on final, due to the amount of time going by. I called base and then called final. As I leveled off on final, I heard a piper arrow come over the radio and say 'nice job cherokee, I was already on final!' I landed and taxied to my parking spot. A piper arrow taxied in near me a few mins later. I approached the pilot and asked if I had cut him off on final. He told me that I had and he was forced to take evasive action. He asked if I had heard him on final and said that he had called the pattern as he came in. I apologized and told him that I had heard the 2 planes on final and thought he was the second one. I did not see another plane on final, so I turned base and then final. He told me that he was slightly below me and I had turned final right in front of him. He said that he was probably in my blind spot under the wing as I turned and he was forced to turn right and descend quickly. I told him that I never saw him or heard him until he called out 'nice job.' I apologized again, shook hands and we parted ways. I was telling my kids to help me watch for other planes and was distraction. If the other pilot had not said anything, I would not have known anything had happened. The other plane was apparently in the blind spot of my right wing. To help minimize problems, I could have called on CTAF to verify that the plane I saw on short final was in fact the second plane on final, or I could have dipped my right wing slightly while on base to ensure nothing was under me or in the blind spot as I turned onto final.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA28 SINGLE PLT CUT OFF ANOTHER PA28 ON FINAL FOR RWY 31 AT WDR.

Narrative: I HAD ENTERED THE PATTERN AND WAS ON DOWNWIND FOR RWY 31. THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER ACFT IN THE PATTERN AND I HEARD 2 PLANES CALLING FINAL, ONE EXTENDED. I CONTINUED IN THE PATTERN LOOKING FOR TFC AND TOLD MY KIDS (PAX) TO WATCH FOR OTHER AIRPLANES. AS I APCHED THE BASE LEG, I HEARD A PLANE CALL SHORT FINAL. I IDENTED THAT PLANE, HIGH WING, AND LOOKED FOR A SECOND PLANE. I DID NOT SEE ONE AND THOUGHT I MISSED THE FIRST ONE ON FINAL, DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF TIME GOING BY. I CALLED BASE AND THEN CALLED FINAL. AS I LEVELED OFF ON FINAL, I HEARD A PIPER ARROW COME OVER THE RADIO AND SAY 'NICE JOB CHEROKEE, I WAS ALREADY ON FINAL!' I LANDED AND TAXIED TO MY PARKING SPOT. A PIPER ARROW TAXIED IN NEAR ME A FEW MINS LATER. I APCHED THE PLT AND ASKED IF I HAD CUT HIM OFF ON FINAL. HE TOLD ME THAT I HAD AND HE WAS FORCED TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION. HE ASKED IF I HAD HEARD HIM ON FINAL AND SAID THAT HE HAD CALLED THE PATTERN AS HE CAME IN. I APOLOGIZED AND TOLD HIM THAT I HAD HEARD THE 2 PLANES ON FINAL AND THOUGHT HE WAS THE SECOND ONE. I DID NOT SEE ANOTHER PLANE ON FINAL, SO I TURNED BASE AND THEN FINAL. HE TOLD ME THAT HE WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW ME AND I HAD TURNED FINAL RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM. HE SAID THAT HE WAS PROBABLY IN MY BLIND SPOT UNDER THE WING AS I TURNED AND HE WAS FORCED TO TURN R AND DSND QUICKLY. I TOLD HIM THAT I NEVER SAW HIM OR HEARD HIM UNTIL HE CALLED OUT 'NICE JOB.' I APOLOGIZED AGAIN, SHOOK HANDS AND WE PARTED WAYS. I WAS TELLING MY KIDS TO HELP ME WATCH FOR OTHER PLANES AND WAS DISTR. IF THE OTHER PLT HAD NOT SAID ANYTHING, I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN ANYTHING HAD HAPPENED. THE OTHER PLANE WAS APPARENTLY IN THE BLIND SPOT OF MY R WING. TO HELP MINIMIZE PROBS, I COULD HAVE CALLED ON CTAF TO VERIFY THAT THE PLANE I SAW ON SHORT FINAL WAS IN FACT THE SECOND PLANE ON FINAL, OR I COULD HAVE DIPPED MY R WING SLIGHTLY WHILE ON BASE TO ENSURE NOTHING WAS UNDER ME OR IN THE BLIND SPOT AS I TURNED ONTO FINAL.

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.