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Two instructor pilots in the mer traffic pattern report a near miss as both aircraft on base turns for runway 13 approached each other. One aircraft turned a 360; the other continued.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1197543 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201408 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MER.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 400 Flight Crew Type 300 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 600 Flight Crew Type 100 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 250 |
Narrative:
Inbound on the 45 for the right traffic 31 I was going 100 KIAS. My nose was pointed at between mid field and the end of the runway (13). I looked right and saw an aircraft on right crosswind. Performed a left 360 for spacing. After the flight saw my ground track was towards the 13 numbers. After the flight the person threatened me physically and stated that he was going to make a report so I would lose my job. The way it could be made better at this airport would be radar installed at this airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Two instructor pilots in the MER traffic pattern report a near miss as both aircraft on base turns for Runway 13 approached each other. One aircraft turned a 360; the other continued.
Narrative: Inbound on the 45 for the right traffic 31 I was going 100 KIAS. My nose was pointed at between mid field and the end of the Runway (13). I looked right and saw an aircraft on right crosswind. Performed a left 360 for spacing. After the flight saw my ground track was towards the 13 numbers. After the flight the person threatened me physically and stated that he was going to make a report so I would lose my job. The way it could be made better at this airport would be radar installed at this airport.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.