Narrative:

While practicing takeoffs and lndgs in the traffic pattern on runway 30 at old; me; an near midair collision occurred. There was another solo student in the pattern. Radio calls were made at each leg by both aircraft. When rolling from base to final; a float plane flew across our flight path at our altitude. We immediately felt the wake of its path. The float plane evidently was climbing out from the river (penobscot).

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT HAS AN NMAC AT OLD; ME.

Narrative: WHILE PRACTICING TKOFS AND LNDGS IN THE TFC PATTERN ON RWY 30 AT OLD; ME; AN NMAC OCCURRED. THERE WAS ANOTHER SOLO STUDENT IN THE PATTERN. RADIO CALLS WERE MADE AT EACH LEG BY BOTH ACFT. WHEN ROLLING FROM BASE TO FINAL; A FLOAT PLANE FLEW ACROSS OUR FLT PATH AT OUR ALT. WE IMMEDIATELY FELT THE WAKE OF ITS PATH. THE FLOAT PLANE EVIDENTLY WAS CLBING OUT FROM THE RIVER (PENOBSCOT).

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.