Narrative:

Departed boston on IFR flight plan. Flight was a line check for captain (self) check airman was observing flight. PNF was copilot, womanning the radios. Brunswick approach advised target in vicinity of augusta airport and switched us over to local frequency. We had field in sight so cancelled IFR. I had 'PNF' broadcast intentions to 10 mi out, 5 mi out and turning final. (Augusta area traffic air carrier X, 10 mi southwest inbound for left base entry runway 35 augusta, any traffic please advise.) an small aircraft replied he was in pattern but gave poor or erroneous position reports in pattern. This should have clued us in. We spotted the aircraft on downwind. We broadcast 2 position reports on final. Small aircraft on downwind drifted toward us and he turned base at our 10 O'clock position. The projected course would have put him right on top of us. 'PNF' interjected 'small aircraft Y in augusta, air carrier X is on final, do you have us in sight.' he replied 'I just picked you up, I'm going around.' we landed uneventfully. On taxi back to ramp, spotted a person sitting on lawn chair next to runway. Things seemed to fit together then. Poor radio communication from a supervised solo pilot. CFI on runway edge watching student. Enough narrative -- poor position reporting or unsure position reporting in the pattern should have clued us in. Although we both were reporting non conflicting position in the pattern, I did not ask other aircraft if he had us in sight. Augusta is uncontrolled with both 135 scheduled operations and flight training taking place there. In the future I will request other aircraft in the pattern to advise that we are in sight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC AT NON TWR ARPT.

Narrative: DEPARTED BOSTON ON IFR FLT PLAN. FLT WAS A LINE CHK FOR CAPT (SELF) CHK AIRMAN WAS OBSERVING FLT. PNF WAS COPLT, WOMANNING THE RADIOS. BRUNSWICK APCH ADVISED TARGET IN VICINITY OF AUGUSTA ARPT AND SWITCHED US OVER TO LCL FREQ. WE HAD FIELD IN SIGHT SO CANCELLED IFR. I HAD 'PNF' BROADCAST INTENTIONS TO 10 MI OUT, 5 MI OUT AND TURNING FINAL. (AUGUSTA AREA TFC ACR X, 10 MI SW INBOUND FOR L BASE ENTRY RWY 35 AUGUSTA, ANY TFC PLEASE ADVISE.) AN SMA REPLIED HE WAS IN PATTERN BUT GAVE POOR OR ERRONEOUS POS RPTS IN PATTERN. THIS SHOULD HAVE CLUED US IN. WE SPOTTED THE ACFT ON DOWNWIND. WE BROADCAST 2 POS RPTS ON FINAL. SMA ON DOWNWIND DRIFTED TOWARD US AND HE TURNED BASE AT OUR 10 O'CLOCK POS. THE PROJECTED COURSE WOULD HAVE PUT HIM RIGHT ON TOP OF US. 'PNF' INTERJECTED 'SMA Y IN AUGUSTA, ACR X IS ON FINAL, DO YOU HAVE US IN SIGHT.' HE REPLIED 'I JUST PICKED YOU UP, I'M GOING AROUND.' WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. ON TAXI BACK TO RAMP, SPOTTED A PERSON SITTING ON LAWN CHAIR NEXT TO RWY. THINGS SEEMED TO FIT TOGETHER THEN. POOR RADIO COM FROM A SUPERVISED SOLO PLT. CFI ON RWY EDGE WATCHING STUDENT. ENOUGH NARRATIVE -- POOR POS RPTING OR UNSURE POS RPTING IN THE PATTERN SHOULD HAVE CLUED US IN. ALTHOUGH WE BOTH WERE RPTING NON CONFLICTING POS IN THE PATTERN, I DID NOT ASK OTHER ACFT IF HE HAD US IN SIGHT. AUGUSTA IS UNCTLED WITH BOTH 135 SCHEDULED OPS AND FLT TRAINING TAKING PLACE THERE. IN THE FUTURE I WILL REQUEST OTHER ACFT IN THE PATTERN TO ADVISE THAT WE ARE IN SIGHT.

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.