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Small aircraft cut in front of small aircraft he was supposed to follow and caused near midair collision.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 84842 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198804 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : apa |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6600 msl bound upper : 6600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : apa |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 131 flight time total : 650 flight time type : 151 |
| ASRS Report | 84842 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
'Apa' tower cleared us on left downwind for 35L as '#2 for touch and go traffic' behind another small aircraft. The small aircraft in front extended downwind so as to turn a 3 mile final to runway 35L. The runway was for 'touch and go' traffic and when we turned the appropriate left base (having lost sight of the aircraft ahead) our small aircraft was above and west of aircraft on long final. We executed a 'go - around' so as to not interfere with aircraft's final approach course.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA CUT IN FRONT OF SMA HE WAS SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW AND CAUSED NMAC.
Narrative: 'APA' TWR CLRED US ON LEFT DOWNWIND FOR 35L AS '#2 FOR TOUCH AND GO TFC' BEHIND ANOTHER SMA. THE SMA IN FRONT EXTENDED DOWNWIND SO AS TO TURN A 3 MILE FINAL TO RWY 35L. THE RWY WAS FOR 'TOUCH AND GO' TFC AND WHEN WE TURNED THE APPROPRIATE LEFT BASE (HAVING LOST SIGHT OF THE ACFT AHEAD) OUR SMA WAS ABOVE AND WEST OF ACFT ON LONG FINAL. WE EXECUTED A 'GO - AROUND' SO AS TO NOT INTERFERE WITH ACFT'S FINAL APCH COURSE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.