An instructor pilot in the VFR pattern reported incorrect ATC instructions and other aircraft not re...

Attributes
ACN	1727064
Time
Date	202002
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	GFK.Tower
State Reference	ND
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Function	Instructor Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 131 Flight Crew Total 725 Flight Crew Type 472
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Miss Distance	Horizontal 0 Vertical 500

Narrative:

During entry into the pattern; I was instructed to turn southbound and fly outside the pattern expected runway maintain 2;100 ft. Turning to the south I followed the instructions of ATC until told to turn right and enter the downwind. I turned right and reported traffic in sight. I continued westbound preparing to enter the traffic pattern while traffic was approaching from the south preparing to enter the pattern which to my knowledge was preparing to enter the traffic pattern. ATC then instructed an aircraft to turn into the downwind and aircraft did not respond for approximately 60 seconds. Then ATC instructed me to turn northbound I was level at 2;100 ft. And followed the ATC instructions with traffic in the upwind 500 ft. Below my altitude. Aircraft unresponsive to radio communication reported position 30 seconds later. I was turned back into the downwind and landed. Recommended corrective action would have been to enter the downwind rather than attempt to follow traffic as ATC desired me to enter the downwind and follow the traffic already established in the downwind.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An instructor pilot in the VFR pattern reported incorrect ATC instructions and other aircraft not responding put them resulted in a NMAC.

Narrative: During entry into the pattern; I was instructed to turn southbound and fly outside the pattern expected runway maintain 2;100 ft. Turning to the south I followed the instructions of ATC until told to turn right and enter the downwind. I turned right and reported traffic in sight. I continued westbound preparing to enter the traffic pattern while traffic was approaching from the south preparing to enter the pattern which to my knowledge was preparing to enter the traffic pattern. ATC then instructed an aircraft to turn into the downwind and aircraft did not respond for approximately 60 seconds. Then ATC instructed me to turn northbound I was level at 2;100 ft. and followed the ATC instructions with traffic in the upwind 500 ft. below my altitude. Aircraft unresponsive to radio communication reported position 30 seconds later. I was turned back into the downwind and landed. Recommended corrective action would have been to enter the downwind rather than attempt to follow traffic as ATC desired me to enter the downwind and follow the traffic already established in the downwind.

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.

An instructor pilot in the VFR pattern reported incorrect ATC instructions and other aircraft not responding put them resulted in a near midair collision.