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An AT6 pilot entered a CTAF airport on the incorrect frequency on clear day and had a near miss with an aircraft when he did not comply with this airport's established traffic pattern.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 998944 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201203 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Texan T6/Harvard (Antique) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 9 Flight Crew Total 1200 Flight Crew Type 900 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 100 Vertical 100 |
Narrative:
As pilot; I made a right base turn to runway 15 and a right turn-out after a flyover of the field. Upon turning out I passed under another plane which I did not see. I was on the wrong frequency for CTAF and believed I was flying upwind but I should not have flown right turns. I realized after flying out of the area what a terrible mistake I had made and had a bad feeling in my gut. I evaluated the events that led to my lack of judgment in not following standard pattern procedures. I was clearly not fully engaged (thinking through) and complacent; which would also explain my not being on the right frequency. I can not understand how I didn't think through my action enough to feel intuitively the risk me and other to fly right turns. Then I received a call from an acquaintance informing me of the near miss. As a result I have grounded myself to take full stock of my actions; the events of the flight that led to this serious lack of attention. I now see a series of issues with the 45 minute flight that likely contributed to the situation; all dealing with me; the pilot; getting into the plane without thinking through/planning for the flight; then being inattentive and complacent in flying on a nice sunny day.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An AT6 pilot entered a CTAF airport on the incorrect frequency on clear day and had a near miss with an aircraft when he did not comply with this airport's established traffic pattern.
Narrative: As pilot; I made a right base turn to Runway 15 and a right turn-out after a flyover of the field. Upon turning out I passed under another plane which I did not see. I was on the wrong frequency for CTAF and believed I was flying upwind but I should not have flown right turns. I realized after flying out of the area what a terrible mistake I had made and had a bad feeling in my gut. I evaluated the events that led to my lack of judgment in not following standard pattern procedures. I was clearly not fully engaged (thinking through) and complacent; which would also explain my not being on the right frequency. I can not understand how I didn't think through my action enough to feel intuitively the risk me and other to fly right turns. Then I received a call from an acquaintance informing me of the near miss. As a result I have grounded myself to take full stock of my actions; the events of the flight that led to this serious lack of attention. I now see a series of issues with the 45 minute flight that likely contributed to the situation; all dealing with me; the pilot; getting into the plane without thinking through/planning for the flight; then being inattentive and complacent in flying on a nice sunny day.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.