Pilot of aerobatic type aircraft protests wide traffic pattern by training aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	169946
Time
Date	199102
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ccb
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	169946
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Twice on the morning described above, a student with instrument passed so closely to me, either inadvertently or on purpose, that I broke off my aerobatic sequence practice in order to keep them in sight at all times. At no time was a near miss in question. However, the instrument's inadvertence set the stage for the incident which I am about to describe. Giving up on aerobatic practice, I returned to the airport and entered the pattern from a 45 degree approach to the crosswind leg. As I turned downwind I saw an aircraft downwind ahead of me. There were a total of 3 aircraft in the pattern--myself and 2 others. The first made a normal approach and landed west/O incident. The second, the aircraft in front of me, continued downwind well past the normal base leg turn and into the ont arsa. Not wishing to bust the arsa, I slowed to my minimum speed, s-turned and waited for the high wing trner in front of me to complete his base and final. After a considerable period of time, while he was well inside the ont arsa, he turned base and eventually final. I maneuvered in behind, trying to maintain a normal pattern, flying as slowly as my aircraft would and s-turning. After he landed, he slowed and rolled very slowly down the runway. At this point I felt my best option was a go around, which I did. Perhaps as I announced my go around, my voice was edged with agitation. I then entered the pattern behind a twin, who made the same kind of pattern approach. I was able to land west/O further difficulty. After I landed the instrument in the first aircraft approached me, asked me what my hurry was, why couldn't I fly a normal pattern like everyone else, and informed me that I had so rattled her student and her that she nearly ground-looped the small aircraft leaving the runway. Apparently, this in response to my announcement that I was going around. As I understand the aim, and the operating practice that I was taught, one should always be in a position, particularly while in the pattern, to land if the engine quits. Certainly neither of the aircraft which I was following could have done that, even the twin, as it was an older model whose single engine performance is less than legendary.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AEROBATIC TYPE ACFT PROTESTS WIDE TRAFFIC PATTERN BY TRAINING ACFT.

Narrative: TWICE ON THE MORNING DESCRIBED ABOVE, A STUDENT WITH INSTR PASSED SO CLOSELY TO ME, EITHER INADVERTENTLY OR ON PURPOSE, THAT I BROKE OFF MY AEROBATIC SEQUENCE PRACTICE IN ORDER TO KEEP THEM IN SIGHT AT ALL TIMES. AT NO TIME WAS A NEAR MISS IN QUESTION. HOWEVER, THE INSTR'S INADVERTENCE SET THE STAGE FOR THE INCIDENT WHICH I AM ABOUT TO DESCRIBE. GIVING UP ON AEROBATIC PRACTICE, I RETURNED TO THE ARPT AND ENTERED THE PATTERN FROM A 45 DEGREE APCH TO THE XWIND LEG. AS I TURNED DOWNWIND I SAW AN ACFT DOWNWIND AHEAD OF ME. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 3 ACFT IN THE PATTERN--MYSELF AND 2 OTHERS. THE FIRST MADE A NORMAL APCH AND LANDED W/O INCIDENT. THE SECOND, THE ACFT IN FRONT OF ME, CONTINUED DOWNWIND WELL PAST THE NORMAL BASE LEG TURN AND INTO THE ONT ARSA. NOT WISHING TO BUST THE ARSA, I SLOWED TO MY MINIMUM SPD, S-TURNED AND WAITED FOR THE HIGH WING TRNER IN FRONT OF ME TO COMPLETE HIS BASE AND FINAL. AFTER A CONSIDERABLE PERIOD OF TIME, WHILE HE WAS WELL INSIDE THE ONT ARSA, HE TURNED BASE AND EVENTUALLY FINAL. I MANEUVERED IN BEHIND, TRYING TO MAINTAIN A NORMAL PATTERN, FLYING AS SLOWLY AS MY ACFT WOULD AND S-TURNING. AFTER HE LANDED, HE SLOWED AND ROLLED VERY SLOWLY DOWN THE RWY. AT THIS POINT I FELT MY BEST OPTION WAS A GAR, WHICH I DID. PERHAPS AS I ANNOUNCED MY GAR, MY VOICE WAS EDGED WITH AGITATION. I THEN ENTERED THE PATTERN BEHIND A TWIN, WHO MADE THE SAME KIND OF PATTERN APCH. I WAS ABLE TO LAND W/O FURTHER DIFFICULTY. AFTER I LANDED THE INSTR IN THE FIRST ACFT APCHED ME, ASKED ME WHAT MY HURRY WAS, WHY COULDN'T I FLY A NORMAL PATTERN LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, AND INFORMED ME THAT I HAD SO RATTLED HER STUDENT AND HER THAT SHE NEARLY GND-LOOPED THE SMA LEAVING THE RWY. APPARENTLY, THIS IN RESPONSE TO MY ANNOUNCEMENT THAT I WAS GOING AROUND. AS I UNDERSTAND THE AIM, AND THE OPERATING PRACTICE THAT I WAS TAUGHT, ONE SHOULD ALWAYS BE IN A POS, PARTICULARLY WHILE IN THE PATTERN, TO LAND IF THE ENG QUITS. CERTAINLY NEITHER OF THE ACFT WHICH I WAS FOLLOWING COULD HAVE DONE THAT, EVEN THE TWIN, AS IT WAS AN OLDER MODEL WHOSE SINGLE ENG PERFORMANCE IS LESS THAN LEGENDARY.

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.