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Near midair collision - student cuts his pattern short and almost hits another aircraft on its final approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 299199 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cha |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 800 agl bound upper : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cha |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 299199 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 300 vertical : 50 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The flight began with the student and myself flying a local traffic pattern at cha practicing touch-and-goes. He was flying well so we decided it was a good time for him to do his first solo flight. After briefing the student on what to do, he took off for 3 touch-and-goes. On the second one, the student turned base and started turning final before the controller had cleared him for a touch and go. There was already an aircraft on final that had been cleared to land. The other aircraft saw my student and asked the tower controller about him. The controller told the other aircraft to do a 360 degree turn and re-enter final. I was standing on an FBO ramp about 3500 ft down the runway so it was difficult to see how close the aircraft were, but the other pilot told tower that 'he was awfully close.' I think the main contributing factor was the excitement of my student on his first solo. I had briefed the student before and on this flight not to turn base until cleared by the tower, but in his excitement, he forgot. Other contributing factors were myself and the controller not noticing the student turning. I had a handheld transceiver, but did not see him until turning final. From now on, I will stress even more strongly to my students the rules of controled airport traffic pattern and that just because a controller hasn't pointed out traffic to follow or some other instruction doesn't mean they were cleared to land.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC - STUDENT CUTS HIS PATTERN SHORT AND ALMOST HITS ANOTHER ACFT ON ITS FINAL APCH.
Narrative: THE FLT BEGAN WITH THE STUDENT AND MYSELF FLYING A LCL TFC PATTERN AT CHA PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GOES. HE WAS FLYING WELL SO WE DECIDED IT WAS A GOOD TIME FOR HIM TO DO HIS FIRST SOLO FLT. AFTER BRIEFING THE STUDENT ON WHAT TO DO, HE TOOK OFF FOR 3 TOUCH-AND-GOES. ON THE SECOND ONE, THE STUDENT TURNED BASE AND STARTED TURNING FINAL BEFORE THE CTLR HAD CLRED HIM FOR A TOUCH AND GO. THERE WAS ALREADY AN ACFT ON FINAL THAT HAD BEEN CLRED TO LAND. THE OTHER ACFT SAW MY STUDENT AND ASKED THE TWR CTLR ABOUT HIM. THE CTLR TOLD THE OTHER ACFT TO DO A 360 DEG TURN AND RE-ENTER FINAL. I WAS STANDING ON AN FBO RAMP ABOUT 3500 FT DOWN THE RWY SO IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE HOW CLOSE THE ACFT WERE, BUT THE OTHER PLT TOLD TWR THAT 'HE WAS AWFULLY CLOSE.' I THINK THE MAIN CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE EXCITEMENT OF MY STUDENT ON HIS FIRST SOLO. I HAD BRIEFED THE STUDENT BEFORE AND ON THIS FLT NOT TO TURN BASE UNTIL CLRED BY THE TWR, BUT IN HIS EXCITEMENT, HE FORGOT. OTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE MYSELF AND THE CTLR NOT NOTICING THE STUDENT TURNING. I HAD A HANDHELD TRANSCEIVER, BUT DID NOT SEE HIM UNTIL TURNING FINAL. FROM NOW ON, I WILL STRESS EVEN MORE STRONGLY TO MY STUDENTS THE RULES OF CTLED ARPT TFC PATTERN AND THAT JUST BECAUSE A CTLR HASN'T POINTED OUT TFC TO FOLLOW OR SOME OTHER INSTRUCTION DOESN'T MEAN THEY WERE CLRED TO LAND.
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.