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Pilot reported an near midair collision while on short final while participating in ground control approach training.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1642105 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201905 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 58 Flight Crew Total 545 Flight Crew Type 300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 100 Vertical 20 |
Narrative:
Participating in [military] gca (ground controlled approach) training at ZZZ. On short final; a non-participating aircraft approached us from above and behind. The aircraft was not heard on CTAF and apparently was not ads-B out equipped since it did not appear on our in-cockpit systems in the traffic pattern or on final. The [military] gca radar controller called out the traffic; but due to position; we were both in each other's blind spots until a very close proximity. Upon visual contact with the conflicting aircraft we went around and side-stepped to the right of the runway to avoid any chance of a collision. During these PAR (precision approach radar) approaches; the pilot flying is completely focused on the approach and a right seat observer/safety pilot; in this case; has limited visibility to the left. It is recommended that a left-rear seat observer be carried; or that the approach abandoned any time inbound traffic is detected by the gca controller (they should instruct a missed-approach and vector us away from the non-participating traffic). I will pass this on to our organization as a recommendation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Pilot reported an NMAC while on short final while participating in Ground Control Approach training.
Narrative: Participating in [military] GCA (Ground Controlled Approach) training at ZZZ. On short final; a non-participating aircraft approached us from above and behind. The aircraft was not heard on CTAF and apparently was not ADS-B Out equipped since it did not appear on our in-cockpit systems in the traffic pattern or on final. The [military] GCA Radar Controller called out the traffic; but due to position; we were both in each other's blind spots until a very close proximity. Upon visual contact with the conflicting aircraft we went around and side-stepped to the right of the runway to avoid any chance of a collision. During these PAR (Precision Approach Radar) approaches; the pilot flying is completely focused on the approach and a right seat observer/safety pilot; in this case; has limited visibility to the left. It is recommended that a left-rear seat observer be carried; or that the approach abandoned any time inbound traffic is detected by the GCA Controller (they should instruct a missed-approach and vector us away from the non-participating traffic). I will pass this on to our organization as a recommendation.
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.