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Close proximity 2 GA small aircraft aircraft in traffic pattern at non tower airport. Near midair collision.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 131826 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198912 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : 69n |
| State Reference | PA |
| 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 | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17500 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 131826 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Both aircraft are based at slatington airport. I was flying small aircraft X straight and level at traffic pattern altitude. My position was on crosswind leg north of the airport, in preparation for turning onto downwind leg, to land on runway 01. While flying the crosswind leg an small aircraft Y overtook us from behind, flying directly over the top of my plane about 100' above it. There was no indication that the small aircraft Y pilot ever saw us. I could not see the small aircraft Y because he approached from the rear and flew right down the centerline of my aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CLOSE PROX 2 GA SMA ACFT IN TRAFFIC PATTERN AT NON TWR ARPT. NMAC.
Narrative: BOTH ACFT ARE BASED AT SLATINGTON ARPT. I WAS FLYING SMA X STRAIGHT AND LEVEL AT TFC PATTERN ALT. MY POS WAS ON XWIND LEG N OF THE ARPT, IN PREPARATION FOR TURNING ONTO DOWNWIND LEG, TO LAND ON RWY 01. WHILE FLYING THE XWIND LEG AN SMA Y OVERTOOK US FROM BEHIND, FLYING DIRECTLY OVER THE TOP OF MY PLANE ABOUT 100' ABOVE IT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE SMA Y PLT EVER SAW US. I COULD NOT SEE THE SMA Y BECAUSE HE APCHED FROM THE REAR AND FLEW RIGHT DOWN THE CENTERLINE OF MY ACFT.
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.