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A C-172 pilot reported a near-mid-air-collision with a citabria after losing sight of it during climb in hazy conditions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1335360 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201602 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Tower |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Other Pattern Work |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Champion Citabria Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10 Flight Crew Total 690 Flight Crew Type 650 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 200 Vertical 100 |
Narrative:
ATC gave me closed traffic with the option with instructions to follow the citabria ahead; also in the pattern. I took off on runway xy.I turned right crosswind at about 500 feet; heading 040; and continued my climb to 800 feet; the pattern altitude. There was a fair amount of haze and I did not see the citabria. As I reached 800 feet and was ready to turn right downwind I saw the yellow citabria on my left closing fast. I immediately began a sharp descending turn and the citabria likewise took evasive action. The citabria landed without incident as did I. I believe the citabria was slightly higher although not by much.I ascribe the near miss to my failure to query ATC where the citabria was. Also; it was difficult to see because of the haze. A contributing factor was the citabria's extended upwind before it turned to right downwind. I will ask ATC to call my crosswind turns in the future anytime I have a doubt about where the preceding traffic is.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C-172 pilot reported a near-mid-air-collision with a Citabria after losing sight of it during climb in hazy conditions.
Narrative: ATC gave me closed traffic with the option with instructions to follow the Citabria ahead; also in the pattern. I took off on Runway XY.I turned right crosswind at about 500 feet; heading 040; and continued my climb to 800 feet; the pattern altitude. There was a fair amount of haze and I did not see the Citabria. As I reached 800 feet and was ready to turn right downwind I saw the yellow Citabria on my left closing fast. I immediately began a sharp descending turn and the Citabria likewise took evasive action. The Citabria landed without incident as did I. I believe the Citabria was slightly higher although not by much.I ascribe the near miss to my failure to query ATC where the Citabria was. Also; it was difficult to see because of the haze. A contributing factor was the Citabria's extended upwind before it turned to right downwind. I will ask ATC to call my crosswind turns in the future anytime I have a doubt about where the preceding traffic is.
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.