A light aircraft conducting flight training experienced an near midair collision with a light twin i...

Attributes
ACN	821229
Time
Date	200901
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	DAB.Airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 2 Eng Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Other Traffic Pattern
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 251 Flight Crew Type 213
Events
Anomaly	Conflict NMAC
Miss Distance	Horizontal 100 Vertical 0

Narrative:

We were conducting flight training at dab in closed traffic on runway 4R. There were approximately 6 aircraft in the pattern at the time with more trying to enter the pattern at higher altitude. I was told to go around on landing; which I did; climbing straight ahead to traffic pattern altitude. The same time at the go around; a light twin called mid-field downwind. On the climbout; an aircraft entered the traffic pattern going the wrong way. When this occurred; the light twin made a left 360 degree turn to avoid traffic. At that time; I cleared my wing and made a turn to crosswind. That's when the midair almost occurred. The light twin re-entered downwind right where our crosswind intercepted it. Evasive action was taken and after this the tower told me to follow the light twin traffic. I think better situational awareness on the controller's part and more crew reports could help this from recurring. Maybe a rule to enforce the number of aircraft allowed at a time in a pattern would limit the potential for accidents.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A light aircraft conducting flight training experienced an NMAC with a light twin in the pattern at DAB.

Narrative: We were conducting flight training at DAB in closed traffic on Runway 4R. There were approximately 6 aircraft in the pattern at the time with more trying to enter the pattern at higher altitude. I was told to go around on landing; which I did; climbing straight ahead to Traffic Pattern Altitude. The same time at the go around; a light twin called mid-field downwind. On the climbout; an aircraft entered the traffic pattern going the wrong way. When this occurred; the light twin made a left 360 degree turn to avoid traffic. At that time; I cleared my wing and made a turn to crosswind. That's when the midair almost occurred. The light twin re-entered downwind right where our crosswind intercepted it. Evasive action was taken and after this the Tower told me to follow the light twin traffic. I think better situational awareness on the Controller's part and more crew reports could help this from recurring. Maybe a rule to enforce the number of aircraft allowed at a time in a pattern would limit the potential for accidents.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

A light aircraft conducting flight training experienced an near midair collision with a light twin in the pattern at dab.