Less than standard separation in tower controled traffic pattern due to the other aircraft erroneous...

Attributes
ACN	302181
Time
Date	199504
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cmh
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1700 msl bound upper : 1700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cmh tracon : n90
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Skymaster
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 710 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	302181
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 8000 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

It was a warm sunny day and everyone was out flying. The pattern was full, the aerobatic box above the field was hot, they were towing banners, traffic was arriving from all different directions, and there was 1 controller in the tower. The problem arose when the controller got extremely overloaded with traffic. There was so much traffic that for spacing purposes people were making 360 degree turns regularly. It was at this time that there was an incoming skymaster. We were making a right traffic pattern and had just called in abeam the numbers requesting another touch-and-go. The controller told us to extend our downwind and that she would call our base, for spacing reasons. The skymaster made his position report and the controller proceeded to tell us to turn our base. Upon turning base, she told us to make a left 360 degree turn, due to the incoming skymaster. As we began our 360 degree turn, we spotted the skymaster headed directly for us. So we leveled out, keeping him in sight, and continued our left 360 degree turn after he was safely past us. As we leveled out, we also reported him in sight. As he (the skymaster) passed us, he began to get mad and argue with the controller wanting to know who we were. The controller proceeded to tell him that he was not where his position report stated he was and that he should not be arguing. Especially since she (the controller) was so busy. I feel the reason he was so upset was because he did not have a visual on us until he was almost past us, and I believe it scared him a little.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTSS IN TWR CTLED TFC PATTERN DUE TO THE OTHER ACFT ERRONEOUS RPTING INTO THE TWR AT A LOCATION OTHER THAN WHAT WHERE IT WAS ACTUALLY LOCATED.

Narrative: IT WAS A WARM SUNNY DAY AND EVERYONE WAS OUT FLYING. THE PATTERN WAS FULL, THE AEROBATIC BOX ABOVE THE FIELD WAS HOT, THEY WERE TOWING BANNERS, TFC WAS ARRIVING FROM ALL DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, AND THERE WAS 1 CTLR IN THE TWR. THE PROB AROSE WHEN THE CTLR GOT EXTREMELY OVERLOADED WITH TFC. THERE WAS SO MUCH TFC THAT FOR SPACING PURPOSES PEOPLE WERE MAKING 360 DEG TURNS REGULARLY. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT THERE WAS AN INCOMING SKYMASTER. WE WERE MAKING A R TFC PATTERN AND HAD JUST CALLED IN ABEAM THE NUMBERS REQUESTING ANOTHER TOUCH-AND-GO. THE CTLR TOLD US TO EXTEND OUR DOWNWIND AND THAT SHE WOULD CALL OUR BASE, FOR SPACING REASONS. THE SKYMASTER MADE HIS POS RPT AND THE CTLR PROCEEDED TO TELL US TO TURN OUR BASE. UPON TURNING BASE, SHE TOLD US TO MAKE A L 360 DEG TURN, DUE TO THE INCOMING SKYMASTER. AS WE BEGAN OUR 360 DEG TURN, WE SPOTTED THE SKYMASTER HEADED DIRECTLY FOR US. SO WE LEVELED OUT, KEEPING HIM IN SIGHT, AND CONTINUED OUR L 360 DEG TURN AFTER HE WAS SAFELY PAST US. AS WE LEVELED OUT, WE ALSO RPTED HIM IN SIGHT. AS HE (THE SKYMASTER) PASSED US, HE BEGAN TO GET MAD AND ARGUE WITH THE CTLR WANTING TO KNOW WHO WE WERE. THE CTLR PROCEEDED TO TELL HIM THAT HE WAS NOT WHERE HIS POS RPT STATED HE WAS AND THAT HE SHOULD NOT BE ARGUING. ESPECIALLY SINCE SHE (THE CTLR) WAS SO BUSY. I FEEL THE REASON HE WAS SO UPSET WAS BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE A VISUAL ON US UNTIL HE WAS ALMOST PAST US, AND I BELIEVE IT SCARED HIM A LITTLE.

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.

Less than standard separation in tower controled traffic pattern due to the other aircraft erroneous reporting into the tower at a location other than what where it was actually located.