Near midair collision between an overtaking PA31 and an overtaken PA32 on final approach to fdk.

Attributes
ACN	623683
Time
Date	200407
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fdk.airport
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pwm.tower
Operator	common carrier : charter
Make Model Name	PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	623683
Person 2
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 150
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Coming off IFR flight plan, landing fdk. Empty leg after dropping off passenger, approximately 12 hours on duty. Saw airport about 2 mi at 2500 ft AGL. Canceled IFR. Stormy day, was landing behind a passing storm. First officer was flying. He was high and fast the entire time. There were 3-4 aircraft in the pattern. We were making standard radio calls, and saying we were high. On final, flew over a PA-34, never saw him. Pilot approached us on the ground and described what happened. Said we cut him off. He was low and slow, we were high and fast. We were both making radio calls, just not paying attention to each other.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN AN OVERTAKING PA31 AND AN OVERTAKEN PA32 ON FINAL APCH TO FDK.

Narrative: COMING OFF IFR FLT PLAN, LNDG FDK. EMPTY LEG AFTER DROPPING OFF PAX, APPROX 12 HRS ON DUTY. SAW ARPT ABOUT 2 MI AT 2500 FT AGL. CANCELED IFR. STORMY DAY, WAS LNDG BEHIND A PASSING STORM. FO WAS FLYING. HE WAS HIGH AND FAST THE ENTIRE TIME. THERE WERE 3-4 ACFT IN THE PATTERN. WE WERE MAKING STANDARD RADIO CALLS, AND SAYING WE WERE HIGH. ON FINAL, FLEW OVER A PA-34, NEVER SAW HIM. PLT APCHED US ON THE GND AND DESCRIBED WHAT HAPPENED. SAID WE CUT HIM OFF. HE WAS LOW AND SLOW, WE WERE HIGH AND FAST. WE WERE BOTH MAKING RADIO CALLS, JUST NOT PAYING ATTN TO EACH OTHER.

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.