Close proximity GA-small aircraft GA-small aircraft in pae air traffic area.

Attributes
ACN	123063
Time
Date	198909
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pae
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 900 agl bound upper : 900
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pae
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 780 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	123063
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 75 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation Operational Error

Narrative:

Our plane was cleared by tower to execute a touch-and-go. We then heard tower clear other aircraft to follow us. Other aircraft reported that we were in sight. We could not see other plane since he was behind us. Our approach was high and we were on a steep approach when other aircraft was seen coming from below and to our right on short final. Other aircraft was ahead and below so we immediately began a climb staying left of other plane. We heard the tower tell other plane to go around and stay on left side of the runway. This would put him in a position to climb into us since the tower stated we should continue the touch-and-go approach. After issuing the above instructions, tower told us to turn right and reenter right downwind to 34R. Keeping other plane in sight, we turned right passing about 400-500' over him. Other plane continued flying level approximately 100-200' above runway and airport. Tower asked if the plane turning right was us. I acknowledged that it was us. This was complicated by the other pilot confirming he had us in sight. Following the flight, we called tower. Tower stated that aircraft were confused and other plane did not promptly follow subsequent instructions from the tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX GA-SMA GA-SMA IN PAE ATA.

Narrative: OUR PLANE WAS CLRED BY TWR TO EXECUTE A TOUCH-AND-GO. WE THEN HEARD TWR CLEAR OTHER ACFT TO FOLLOW US. OTHER ACFT REPORTED THAT WE WERE IN SIGHT. WE COULD NOT SEE OTHER PLANE SINCE HE WAS BEHIND US. OUR APCH WAS HIGH AND WE WERE ON A STEEP APCH WHEN OTHER ACFT WAS SEEN COMING FROM BELOW AND TO OUR RIGHT ON SHORT FINAL. OTHER ACFT WAS AHEAD AND BELOW SO WE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN A CLIMB STAYING LEFT OF OTHER PLANE. WE HEARD THE TWR TELL OTHER PLANE TO GO AROUND AND STAY ON LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. THIS WOULD PUT HIM IN A POSITION TO CLIMB INTO US SINCE THE TWR STATED WE SHOULD CONTINUE THE TOUCH-AND-GO APCH. AFTER ISSUING THE ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS, TWR TOLD US TO TURN RIGHT AND REENTER RIGHT DOWNWIND TO 34R. KEEPING OTHER PLANE IN SIGHT, WE TURNED RIGHT PASSING ABOUT 400-500' OVER HIM. OTHER PLANE CONTINUED FLYING LEVEL APPROX 100-200' ABOVE RWY AND ARPT. TWR ASKED IF THE PLANE TURNING RIGHT WAS US. I ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT WAS US. THIS WAS COMPLICATED BY THE OTHER PLT CONFIRMING HE HAD US IN SIGHT. FOLLOWING THE FLT, WE CALLED TWR. TWR STATED THAT ACFT WERE CONFUSED AND OTHER PLANE DID NOT PROMPTLY FOLLOW SUBSEQUENT INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE TWR.

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.