Near midair collision on final at non tower airport.

Attributes
ACN	302810
Time
Date	199504
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 9k4
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 91 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	302810
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was practicing message drop for our flight team in an airplane with an inoperative radio. The only other planes in the pattern were flight team planes. I was the lead plane and I did 1 message drop pass and then I came in to land. I had my passenger (also a pilot) looking for traffic with me and we felt we were safe, until we glanced to the portion of grass between runway and taxiway and someone was waving their arms. I looked off to my left and an airplane was just beside me veering to the left. I continued landing. Apparently the airplane I saw had been behind me the whole pattern but assumed I was doing a message drop and not landing. So he assumed it was ok for him to land. To have avoided this problem I could have made sure I had a plane with operative radios, or made sure others on the team knew my intentions before takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC ON FINAL AT NON TWR ARPT.

Narrative: I WAS PRACTICING MESSAGE DROP FOR OUR FLT TEAM IN AN AIRPLANE WITH AN INOP RADIO. THE ONLY OTHER PLANES IN THE PATTERN WERE FLT TEAM PLANES. I WAS THE LEAD PLANE AND I DID 1 MESSAGE DROP PASS AND THEN I CAME IN TO LAND. I HAD MY PAX (ALSO A PLT) LOOKING FOR TFC WITH ME AND WE FELT WE WERE SAFE, UNTIL WE GLANCED TO THE PORTION OF GRASS BTWN RWY AND TXWY AND SOMEONE WAS WAVING THEIR ARMS. I LOOKED OFF TO MY L AND AN AIRPLANE WAS JUST BESIDE ME VEERING TO THE L. I CONTINUED LNDG. APPARENTLY THE AIRPLANE I SAW HAD BEEN BEHIND ME THE WHOLE PATTERN BUT ASSUMED I WAS DOING A MESSAGE DROP AND NOT LNDG. SO HE ASSUMED IT WAS OK FOR HIM TO LAND. TO HAVE AVOIDED THIS PROB I COULD HAVE MADE SURE I HAD A PLANE WITH OPERATIVE RADIOS, OR MADE SURE OTHERS ON THE TEAM KNEW MY INTENTIONS BEFORE TKOF.

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.