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PA28 pilot lost sight of his traffic during turn to base then followed the wrong aircraft to the wrong runway. The tower identified the deviation and informed the reporter; but not before an near midair collision occurs.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 915447 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201010 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BJC.Airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Flight Phase | Landing Final Approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 180 Flight Crew Type 180 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
I was involved in a flight competition and I was the third plane in a heat of three planes. I was following a cessna 152 for runway 29L. I lost sight of the C152 ahead of me just before I was ready to turn base. I saw a C152 over the numbers to the runway so I followed it until I was rolling out on my turn from base to final. The C152 I saw over the runway was the wrong C152 and the wrong runway. ATC advised me of my deviation before I actually got lined up with the runway. I drifted back over runway 29L for a go-around and was back into the correct pattern. No other incidences occurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA28 pilot lost sight of his traffic during turn to base then followed the wrong aircraft to the wrong runway. The Tower identified the deviation and informed the reporter; but not before an NMAC occurs.
Narrative: I was involved in a flight competition and I was the third plane in a heat of three planes. I was following a Cessna 152 for Runway 29L. I lost sight of the C152 ahead of me just before I was ready to turn base. I saw a C152 over the numbers to the runway so I followed it until I was rolling out on my turn from base to final. The C152 I saw over the runway was the wrong C152 and the wrong runway. ATC advised me of my deviation before I actually got lined up with the runway. I drifted back over Runway 29L for a go-around and was back into the correct pattern. No other incidences occurred.
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.