Near midair collision between small aircraft small aircraft in traffic pattern at non tower airport.

Attributes
ACN	86738
Time
Date	198805
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : wvi
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1900 agl bound upper : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : student
ASRS Report	86738
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flying downwind for runway 01 at pattern altitude a third pilot in the pattern reported he was directly below us. We could not see him, but he had to see us as he was flying a low wing and all he had to do was look up. It was obvious to me and my instrument aboard he was in a hurry in a faster airplane and took advantage of the regulation that the aircraft at the lower altitude had the priority.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BETWEEN SMA SMA IN TRAFFIC PATTERN AT NON TWR ARPT.

Narrative: FLYING DOWNWIND FOR RWY 01 AT PATTERN ALT A THIRD PLT IN THE PATTERN RPTED HE WAS DIRECTLY BELOW US. WE COULD NOT SEE HIM, BUT HE HAD TO SEE US AS HE WAS FLYING A LOW WING AND ALL HE HAD TO DO WAS LOOK UP. IT WAS OBVIOUS TO ME AND MY INSTR ABOARD HE WAS IN A HURRY IN A FASTER AIRPLANE AND TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE REGULATION THAT THE ACFT AT THE LOWER ALT HAD THE PRIORITY.

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.