While conducting training in the airport traffic pattern reporter aircraft had a near midair collisi...

Attributes
ACN	106723
Time
Date	198903
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ilg
State Reference	DE
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ilg
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 11 flight time total : 211 flight time type : 90
ASRS Report	106723
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was in the traffic pattern at ilg. I was doing touch and go lndgs, ilg was using left traffic for runway #1. The winds were 350 degrees, 15 KTS. Runway #1 is also the only ILS approach. Ilg is heavily used for training. When I was on downwind approximately 1/2 mi west of runway #1 I notified ilg tower, 'tower XXXX downwind for #1.' tower replied, 'XXXX you're #2 behind small aircraft B traffic.' I continued my downwind looking for the small aircraft B approximately 2 mi past the approach end of runway #1. I saw the small aircraft B moving from my right to my left and above me. I flew down and the small aircraft B flew above me. He then called the tower making a comment, 'I wonder what that was all about. I just had a near miss with an small aircraft a that was on final.' I called the tower and reported, 'XXXX is still on downwind.' while flying the pattern downwind I was looking for the traffic ahead and to my left base or final. I was not expecting him to be to my right and above me. What I learned is to not only look for traffic where it is supposed to be. I think that the pilot of the small aircraft B was not flying a standard pattern. I think the controller should have warned of a conflict if he was aware of one. I believe that the controller thought that the small aircraft B was on base when he made his call.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE CONDUCTING TRAINING IN THE ARPT TRAFFIC PATTERN REPORTER ACFT HAD A NMAC WITH A SECOND ACFT THAT HE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW.

Narrative: I WAS IN THE TFC PATTERN AT ILG. I WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO LNDGS, ILG WAS USING LEFT TFC FOR RWY #1. THE WINDS WERE 350 DEGS, 15 KTS. RWY #1 IS ALSO THE ONLY ILS APCH. ILG IS HEAVILY USED FOR TRNING. WHEN I WAS ON DOWNWIND APPROX 1/2 MI W OF RWY #1 I NOTIFIED ILG TWR, 'TWR XXXX DOWNWIND FOR #1.' TWR REPLIED, 'XXXX YOU'RE #2 BEHIND SMA B TFC.' I CONTINUED MY DOWNWIND LOOKING FOR THE SMA B APPROX 2 MI PAST THE APCH END OF RWY #1. I SAW THE SMA B MOVING FROM MY RIGHT TO MY LEFT AND ABOVE ME. I FLEW DOWN AND THE SMA B FLEW ABOVE ME. HE THEN CALLED THE TWR MAKING A COMMENT, 'I WONDER WHAT THAT WAS ALL ABOUT. I JUST HAD A NEAR MISS WITH AN SMA A THAT WAS ON FINAL.' I CALLED THE TWR AND RPTED, 'XXXX IS STILL ON DOWNWIND.' WHILE FLYING THE PATTERN DOWNWIND I WAS LOOKING FOR THE TFC AHEAD AND TO MY LEFT BASE OR FINAL. I WAS NOT EXPECTING HIM TO BE TO MY RIGHT AND ABOVE ME. WHAT I LEARNED IS TO NOT ONLY LOOK FOR TFC WHERE IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE. I THINK THAT THE PLT OF THE SMA B WAS NOT FLYING A STANDARD PATTERN. I THINK THE CTLR SHOULD HAVE WARNED OF A CONFLICT IF HE WAS AWARE OF ONE. I BELIEVE THAT THE CTLR THOUGHT THAT THE SMA B WAS ON BASE WHEN HE MADE HIS CALL.

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.

While conducting training in the airport traffic pattern reporter aircraft had a near midair collision with a second aircraft that he had been instructed to follow.