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Instructor pilot aboard 7AC reports near midair collision with BE35 in traffic pattern at a non-towered airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 803845 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200809 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : awo.airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Aeronca Champion |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 42 flight time total : 2548 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 803845 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other spatial deviation |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 300 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
7AC was doing landing practice and had been in the pattern for runway 34 for 3-4 circuits. Radio calls were being made to announce crosswind; downwind; base; and final on the CTAF frequency of 122.7. On this circuit; the bonanza had previously called that he was maneuvering for the downwind for runway 34. As the 7AC approached midfield on the downwind; the bonanza announced that it was entering the downwind for runway 34. He was headed directly at our aircraft; at our altitude. I took the controls from the student and made a right turn away from the bonanza. I asked him if he even saw us and he said; 'no.' he then stated that it was our problem that he did not hear us on the radio. I reminded him that this was a non-controled field that did not require a radio and that see and be seen were the safety issues. I reminded him that nonstandard entries to the traffic pattern required extra vigilance. He seemed disinclined to care.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INSTRUCTOR PLT ABOARD 7AC REPORTS NMAC WITH BE35 IN TRAFFIC PATTERN AT A NON-TOWERED ARPT.
Narrative: 7AC WAS DOING LNDG PRACTICE AND HAD BEEN IN THE PATTERN FOR RWY 34 FOR 3-4 CIRCUITS. RADIO CALLS WERE BEING MADE TO ANNOUNCE XWIND; DOWNWIND; BASE; AND FINAL ON THE CTAF FREQ OF 122.7. ON THIS CIRCUIT; THE BONANZA HAD PREVIOUSLY CALLED THAT HE WAS MANEUVERING FOR THE DOWNWIND FOR RWY 34. AS THE 7AC APCHED MIDFIELD ON THE DOWNWIND; THE BONANZA ANNOUNCED THAT IT WAS ENTERING THE DOWNWIND FOR RWY 34. HE WAS HEADED DIRECTLY AT OUR ACFT; AT OUR ALT. I TOOK THE CTLS FROM THE STUDENT AND MADE A R TURN AWAY FROM THE BONANZA. I ASKED HIM IF HE EVEN SAW US AND HE SAID; 'NO.' HE THEN STATED THAT IT WAS OUR PROB THAT HE DID NOT HEAR US ON THE RADIO. I REMINDED HIM THAT THIS WAS A NON-CTLED FIELD THAT DID NOT REQUIRE A RADIO AND THAT SEE AND BE SEEN WERE THE SAFETY ISSUES. I REMINDED HIM THAT NONSTANDARD ENTRIES TO THE TFC PATTERN REQUIRED EXTRA VIGILANCE. HE SEEMED DISINCLINED TO CARE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.