The pilot of a small experimental aircraft reported a near midair collision at a non-towered airport...

Attributes
ACN	1342964
Time
Date	201603
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Amateur/Home Built/Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Direct Visual Approach
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25 Flight Crew Total 1480 Flight Crew Type 850
Events
Anomaly	Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Miss Distance	Horizontal 150 Vertical 0

Narrative:

While approaching [the airport] I monitored the frequency from 30 miles out. There were multiple [flight school] aircraft training in the pattern doing closed circuit work. It was clear that the students were not fully familiar with the english language; however; the instructors were not on the radios except to occasionally speak with each other. Given the difficulty the student pilots had with the language; it was very difficult for me to get situational awareness as to how many planes were in the pattern. I called my intentions to join the right pattern for runway 28; which was currently in use; at 15 NM; 10 NM; and 5 NM out. I then called a 45-to-right-downwind; listening for and looking for traffic. When I turned downwind a [flight school] aircraft was approximately 150 feet off my right wingtip and at the same 1000 foot altitude. I called an immediate left 360-degree turn; performed the turn; and re-entered the pattern. Upon re-entering I saw a plane on final and another turning base. I asked if the plane I had had the near miss with had seen me. An english-speaking instructor came on the frequency and stated he had seen me and heard me call my positions and intentions. Neither he nor his student were transmitting position reports on that circuit of the pattern. I landed behind that plane; which did a touch-and-go and departed the pattern.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: The pilot of a small experimental aircraft reported a near midair collision at a non-towered airport.

Narrative: While approaching [the airport] I monitored the frequency from 30 miles out. There were multiple [flight school] aircraft training in the pattern doing closed circuit work. It was clear that the students were not fully familiar with the English language; however; the instructors were not on the radios except to occasionally speak with each other. Given the difficulty the student pilots had with the language; it was very difficult for me to get situational awareness as to how many planes were in the pattern. I called my intentions to join the right pattern for runway 28; which was currently in use; at 15 NM; 10 NM; and 5 NM out. I then called a 45-to-right-downwind; listening for and looking for traffic. When I turned downwind a [flight school] aircraft was approximately 150 feet off my right wingtip and at the same 1000 foot altitude. I called an immediate left 360-degree turn; performed the turn; and re-entered the pattern. Upon re-entering I saw a plane on final and another turning base. I asked if the plane I had had the near miss with had seen me. An English-speaking instructor came on the frequency and stated he had seen me and heard me call my positions and intentions. Neither he nor his student were transmitting position reports on that circuit of the pattern. I landed behind that plane; which did a touch-and-go and departed the pattern.

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.