Two light aircraft have near midair collision at uncontrolled airport.

Attributes
ACN	114099
Time
Date	198906
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : n69
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1200 msl 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	descent : approach landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	114099
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	unspecified : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Approaching stormville, ny, circled, entered pattern behind aircraft shooting lndgs. On down heard 'on final for 24' aircraft in front of me on final landed. I turned base to final and landed. Later while on the ground a polite man stated that we had near miss with Y when I turned base to final. I was not aware of it. While on downwind I asked my passenger to look for aircraft on long final, neither of us saw any traffic except aircraft landing on short final. When I questioned the near miss he stated that he was on straight in at higher altitude than me. He was not in the pattern at any time, to this point. With these questions from me he appeared miffed. 1) far 91.67 aircraft at lower altitude has certain preference. 2) pilots coming in to uncontrolled airport should enter pattern and avoid straight-in approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TWO LIGHT ACFT HAVE NMAC AT UNCONTROLLED ARPT.

Narrative: APCHING STORMVILLE, NY, CIRCLED, ENTERED PATTERN BEHIND ACFT SHOOTING LNDGS. ON DOWN HEARD 'ON FINAL FOR 24' ACFT IN FRONT OF ME ON FINAL LANDED. I TURNED BASE TO FINAL AND LANDED. LATER WHILE ON THE GND A POLITE MAN STATED THAT WE HAD NEAR MISS WITH Y WHEN I TURNED BASE TO FINAL. I WAS NOT AWARE OF IT. WHILE ON DOWNWIND I ASKED MY PAX TO LOOK FOR ACFT ON LONG FINAL, NEITHER OF US SAW ANY TFC EXCEPT ACFT LNDG ON SHORT FINAL. WHEN I QUESTIONED THE NEAR MISS HE STATED THAT HE WAS ON STRAIGHT IN AT HIGHER ALT THAN ME. HE WAS NOT IN THE PATTERN AT ANY TIME, TO THIS POINT. WITH THESE QUESTIONS FROM ME HE APPEARED MIFFED. 1) FAR 91.67 ACFT AT LOWER ALT HAS CERTAIN PREFERENCE. 2) PLTS COMING IN TO UNCONTROLLED ARPT SHOULD ENTER PATTERN AND AVOID STRAIGHT-IN APCH.

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.