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Despite multiple CTAF broadcasts; pilot of BE55 has close encounter with single engine cessna in uncontrolled traffic pattern. Cessna pilot admits radio problems.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 725928 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200701 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cgc.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Baron 55/Cochise |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : touch and go |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 975 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 725928 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was approaching from south cgc full stop landing. At 14 DME made first call on unicom for advisory and announced intentions. Cessna replied 'on downwind runway 9.' I asked 'left or right?' reply 'left.' at 9 mi repeated call; position; intent; no reply. At 5 mi repeated; no reply. At 1500 ft 2 mi announced descending into left downwind runway 9. No reply. At 1000 ft in pattern I received a radio call that I had overflown cessna estimated 500 ft vertical and 500 ft horizontal. Spoke with cessna pilot afterward. He admitted radio problems; said he would take plane to shop. He was a CFI with new student; said after hearing my first call at 14 DME had decided not to land full stop but do touch-and-go; but did not announce subsequent departure; crosswind or downwind turns. Conversation cordial.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DESPITE MULTIPLE CTAF BROADCASTS; PLT OF BE55 HAS CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH SINGLE ENGINE CESSNA IN UNCONTROLLED TRAFFIC PATTERN. CESSNA PLT ADMITS RADIO PROBLEMS.
Narrative: I WAS APCHING FROM S CGC FULL STOP LNDG. AT 14 DME MADE FIRST CALL ON UNICOM FOR ADVISORY AND ANNOUNCED INTENTIONS. CESSNA REPLIED 'ON DOWNWIND RWY 9.' I ASKED 'L OR R?' REPLY 'L.' AT 9 MI REPEATED CALL; POS; INTENT; NO REPLY. AT 5 MI REPEATED; NO REPLY. AT 1500 FT 2 MI ANNOUNCED DSNDING INTO L DOWNWIND RWY 9. NO REPLY. AT 1000 FT IN PATTERN I RECEIVED A RADIO CALL THAT I HAD OVERFLOWN CESSNA ESTIMATED 500 FT VERT AND 500 FT HORIZ. SPOKE WITH CESSNA PLT AFTERWARD. HE ADMITTED RADIO PROBS; SAID HE WOULD TAKE PLANE TO SHOP. HE WAS A CFI WITH NEW STUDENT; SAID AFTER HEARING MY FIRST CALL AT 14 DME HAD DECIDED NOT TO LAND FULL STOP BUT DO TOUCH-AND-GO; BUT DID NOT ANNOUNCE SUBSEQUENT DEP; XWIND OR DOWNWIND TURNS. CONVERSATION CORDIAL.
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.