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A grumman A65 instructor and student on a right down wind for pne runway 24 had a near midair collision with an aircraft released by tower.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 809816 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200810 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pne.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1120 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cheetah Tiger Traveler |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 51 flight time total : 286 |
| ASRS Report | 809816 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 300 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
Our aircraft contacted the north east philadelphia control tower at 13 mi west of the airport; and received instructions to enter a right downwind pattern for runway 24. Upon reaching the airport at tpa; we began a left turn abeam the numbers of runway 6 to make right traffic for runway 24. At some point; tower released the conflicting aircraft for takeoff; which neither myself or my student had realized. While crossing abeam the departure end of runway 33; on the downwind for runway 24; the tower alerted us to the traffic conflict at which time I spotted the aircraft; took control and immediately climbed. I feel that my failure to maintain situational awareness regarding the departing aircraft was a contributing factor leading to this event. I also feel that it was the tower's responsibility to provide for adequate traffic separation in the terminal environment by either holding the departing aircraft; or issuing a TA to myself and the departing aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A GRUMMAN A65 INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT ON A RIGHT DOWN WIND FOR PNE RUNWAY 24 HAD A NMAC WITH AN AIRCRAFT RELEASED BY TOWER.
Narrative: OUR ACFT CONTACTED THE NORTH EAST PHILADELPHIA CTL TWR AT 13 MI W OF THE ARPT; AND RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS TO ENTER A R DOWNWIND PATTERN FOR RWY 24. UPON REACHING THE ARPT AT TPA; WE BEGAN A L TURN ABEAM THE NUMBERS OF RWY 6 TO MAKE R TFC FOR RWY 24. AT SOME POINT; TWR RELEASED THE CONFLICTING ACFT FOR TKOF; WHICH NEITHER MYSELF OR MY STUDENT HAD REALIZED. WHILE XING ABEAM THE DEP END OF RWY 33; ON THE DOWNWIND FOR RWY 24; THE TWR ALERTED US TO THE TFC CONFLICT AT WHICH TIME I SPOTTED THE ACFT; TOOK CTL AND IMMEDIATELY CLBED. I FEEL THAT MY FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SITUATIONAL AWARENESS REGARDING THE DEPARTING ACFT WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR LEADING TO THIS EVENT. I ALSO FEEL THAT IT WAS THE TWR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE FOR ADEQUATE TFC SEPARATION IN THE TERMINAL ENVIRONMENT BY EITHER HOLDING THE DEPARTING ACFT; OR ISSUING A TA TO MYSELF AND THE DEPARTING ACFT.
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.