Near midair collision between 2 small aircraft's at cgs.

Attributes
ACN	181695
Time
Date	199106
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cgs
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	181695
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After becoming lost in an unfamiliar airport area, during a commercial scenic ride, I executed a quick pattern entry west/O adequately clearing the area for traffic. Apparently a small single small aircraft Y was positioned just forward and underneath my, presumably blocked from view by my lower wing. (Pilot in rear in small aircraft X biplane aircraft.) I spotted the other aircraft just as we both were on short final and executed a go around. I consider myself a very seasoned pilot and can only attribute my near tragic lapse of vigilance to these factors: 1) I was in a hurry to get down after being momentarily lost. 2) I was too confident in an area that I was unaccustomed to. 3) there are some places where 'ride hopping' operations, although legal, are not prudent. 4) I screwed up big. The message that I would like to extend to others is you are just as good a pilot as you are this moment and not the last 6000 hours. I came so close to wrapping up a classic biplane, which I've flown so much it feels as if I'm wearing it, that I truly have a renewed respect for the value of prudence, judgement and constant vigilance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BETWEEN 2 SMA'S AT CGS.

Narrative: AFTER BECOMING LOST IN AN UNFAMILIAR ARPT AREA, DURING A COMMERCIAL SCENIC RIDE, I EXECUTED A QUICK PATTERN ENTRY W/O ADEQUATELY CLRING THE AREA FOR TFC. APPARENTLY A SMALL SINGLE SMA Y WAS POSITIONED JUST FORWARD AND UNDERNEATH MY, PRESUMABLY BLOCKED FROM VIEW BY MY LOWER WING. (PLT IN REAR IN SMA X BIPLANE ACFT.) I SPOTTED THE OTHER ACFT JUST AS WE BOTH WERE ON SHORT FINAL AND EXECUTED A GAR. I CONSIDER MYSELF A VERY SEASONED PLT AND CAN ONLY ATTRIBUTE MY NEAR TRAGIC LAPSE OF VIGILANCE TO THESE FACTORS: 1) I WAS IN A HURRY TO GET DOWN AFTER BEING MOMENTARILY LOST. 2) I WAS TOO CONFIDENT IN AN AREA THAT I WAS UNACCUSTOMED TO. 3) THERE ARE SOME PLACES WHERE 'RIDE HOPPING' OPS, ALTHOUGH LEGAL, ARE NOT PRUDENT. 4) I SCREWED UP BIG. THE MESSAGE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND TO OTHERS IS YOU ARE JUST AS GOOD A PLT AS YOU ARE THIS MOMENT AND NOT THE LAST 6000 HRS. I CAME SO CLOSE TO WRAPPING UP A CLASSIC BIPLANE, WHICH I'VE FLOWN SO MUCH IT FEELS AS IF I'M WEARING IT, THAT I TRULY HAVE A RENEWED RESPECT FOR THE VALUE OF PRUDENCE, JUDGEMENT AND CONSTANT VIGILANCE.

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.