<< >> NASA ASRS Report 137266, February 1990

Pilot of small aircraft landing at pgd has near midair collision with another aircraft making a straight in approach. Second aircraft had radio problems and did not communicate on unicom.

Attributes
ACN	137266
Time
Date	199002
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pgd
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	other
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 100 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	137266
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 75 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I entered the charlotte co traffic pattern 500' above the pattern and at mid-field. After a left downwind and left base for the active runway I was on final for the active runway. There were only 2 other planes in the pattern and on unicom at the time. Right after turning final, the passenger in the back seat excitedly noted another aircraft on a parallel course at extremely close range. I broke off and landed on the next circuit. I spoke with the other pilot upon landing about his poor judgement to enter an uncontrolled airport via a straight in approach. He seemed not to care that we almost collided. It was later discovered that he had radio problems and thus the reason he didn't hear us, and we didn't hear him. If he had entered the pattern properly both of us would have had a better chance of seeing each other.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA LNDG AT PGD HAS NMAC WITH ANOTHER ACFT MAKING A STRAIGHT IN APCH. SECOND ACFT HAD RADIO PROBLEMS AND DID NOT COMMUNICATE ON UNICOM.

Narrative: I ENTERED THE CHARLOTTE CO TFC PATTERN 500' ABOVE THE PATTERN AND AT MID-FIELD. AFTER A LEFT DOWNWIND AND LEFT BASE FOR THE ACTIVE RWY I WAS ON FINAL FOR THE ACTIVE RWY. THERE WERE ONLY 2 OTHER PLANES IN THE PATTERN AND ON UNICOM AT THE TIME. RIGHT AFTER TURNING FINAL, THE PAX IN THE BACK SEAT EXCITEDLY NOTED ANOTHER ACFT ON A PARALLEL COURSE AT EXTREMELY CLOSE RANGE. I BROKE OFF AND LANDED ON THE NEXT CIRCUIT. I SPOKE WITH THE OTHER PLT UPON LANDING ABOUT HIS POOR JUDGEMENT TO ENTER AN UNCTLED ARPT VIA A STRAIGHT IN APCH. HE SEEMED NOT TO CARE THAT WE ALMOST COLLIDED. IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD RADIO PROBS AND THUS THE REASON HE DIDN'T HEAR US, AND WE DIDN'T HEAR HIM. IF HE HAD ENTERED THE PATTERN PROPERLY BOTH OF US WOULD HAVE HAD A BETTER CHANCE OF SEEING EACH OTHER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.