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GA pilot reported while downwind; they almost had a near midair collision while trying to avoid an unknown aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1745356 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202006 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DED.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Direct Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 53.8 Flight Crew Total 199.2 Flight Crew Type 8.5 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 500 Vertical 0 |
Narrative:
On left 45 degrees entry for the left downwind runway 5 at deland municipal-sidney H taylor field when an unknown aircraft maneuvering within the proximity of the airport came within 500 feet off my left wing. I attempted to execute evasive maneuvering without losing sight of the aircraft by turning right; but the unknown aircraft continued to turn towards me and decreased separation. Separation decreased to about 400-500 feet until the other aircraft executed a turn northbound and climbed away from me.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA pilot reported while downwind; they almost had a NMAC while trying to avoid an unknown aircraft.
Narrative: On left 45 degrees entry for the left downwind runway 5 at Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor Field when an unknown aircraft maneuvering within the proximity of the airport came within 500 feet off my left wing. I attempted to execute evasive maneuvering without losing sight of the aircraft by turning right; but the unknown aircraft continued to turn towards me and decreased separation. Separation decreased to about 400-500 feet until the other aircraft executed a turn northbound and climbed away from me.
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.