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Near midair collision between a small aircraft sel and a small transport executive jet inside the traffic pattern. See and avoid concept.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 271228 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199405 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mmu |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1200 agl bound upper : 1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mmu |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Citation Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 271228 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 400 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Initial call to tower reporting position which should have told us to enter right downwind for 30. Tower operator (obviously a trainee) told us to enter left downwind. Told tower we were better set up for right downwind. Tower hesitated and said report mid-field left downwind and then said 'stand by.' tower then mixed up a couple of aircraft types calling us a citation (PA-78-140) and the citation a cherokee. Since tower was busy, got on wide left crosswind. Tower advised to watch for cherokee taking off 30 (below our wing). That aircraft then appeared at our 4 O'clock our altitude. 400 ft away and turned into us. We started a right 360 degrees to get away from aircraft and provide spacing on left downwind and advised tower we were entering right 360 degrees: tower trainer called back and said to never do that again as we may not know who's behind us. I advised tower we just missed other aircraft off of 30 and tower fell very silent. I know tower was situationally unaware and should have pressed them to do the right thing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BTWN A SMA SEL AND A SMT EXECUTIVE JET INSIDE THE TFC PATTERN. SEE AND AVOID CONCEPT.
Narrative: INITIAL CALL TO TWR RPTING POS WHICH SHOULD HAVE TOLD US TO ENTER RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR 30. TWR OPERATOR (OBVIOUSLY A TRAINEE) TOLD US TO ENTER L DOWNWIND. TOLD TWR WE WERE BETTER SET UP FOR R DOWNWIND. TWR HESITATED AND SAID RPT MID-FIELD L DOWNWIND AND THEN SAID 'STAND BY.' TWR THEN MIXED UP A COUPLE OF ACFT TYPES CALLING US A CITATION (PA-78-140) AND THE CITATION A CHEROKEE. SINCE TWR WAS BUSY, GOT ON WIDE L XWIND. TWR ADVISED TO WATCH FOR CHEROKEE TAKING OFF 30 (BELOW OUR WING). THAT ACFT THEN APPEARED AT OUR 4 O'CLOCK OUR ALT. 400 FT AWAY AND TURNED INTO US. WE STARTED A R 360 DEGS TO GET AWAY FROM ACFT AND PROVIDE SPACING ON L DOWNWIND AND ADVISED TWR WE WERE ENTERING R 360 DEGS: TWR TRAINER CALLED BACK AND SAID TO NEVER DO THAT AGAIN AS WE MAY NOT KNOW WHO'S BEHIND US. I ADVISED TWR WE JUST MISSED OTHER ACFT OFF OF 30 AND TWR FELL VERY SILENT. I KNOW TWR WAS SITUATIONALLY UNAWARE AND SHOULD HAVE PRESSED THEM TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
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.