Near midair collision -- radio communication procedure -- traffic pattern procedure -- this instructor became engrossed in a critique of his student and missed several required radio calls and procedures and had a near midair collision in the pattern.

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Attributes
ACN	305721
Time
Date	199505
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : psc
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : psc
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skipper 77
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 84 flight time total : 635 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	305721
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac incursion : landing without clearance incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I didn't make a radio call to tower on downwind, I was distracted by my student and me talking. My student did a touch and go on runway 3L and a brasilia commuter twin engine airplane took off on runway 30. During climb out I was looking for a pen in my flight bag. When I turned around I saw the brasilia to our right, climbing. To avoid a collision I took control of the airplane and banked hard to the right. I leveled the airplane wings then continued the climb out to pattern altitude. I then requested a full stop and landed. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: the instructor pilot said that he was flying a beech skipper with a new student who was having trouble with landing. He was criticizing the previous landing while on downwind when the sequence of exciting events began. After missing the downwind call the instructor then allowed the student to land without a clearance then they continued with a touch and go. The near midair collision occurred during this maneuver. Then the instructor took the aircraft and completed the pattern in contact with the tower and landed. The FAA investigators told the instructor that the ATCT local controller was distracted by other traffic and did not see him turn final or land. The brasilia's takeoff clearance was given while the instructor's aircraft was on short final apparently, but the instructor does not remember hearing the transmission. The FAA has suspended the instructor's privileges for 30 days.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC -- RADIO COM PROC -- TFC PATTERN PROC -- THIS INSTRUCTOR BECAME ENGROSSED IN A CRITIQUE OF HIS STUDENT AND MISSED SEVERAL REQUIRED RADIO CALLS AND PROCS AND HAD A NMAC IN THE PATTERN.

Narrative: I DIDN'T MAKE A RADIO CALL TO TWR ON DOWNWIND, I WAS DISTRACTED BY MY STUDENT AND ME TALKING. MY STUDENT DID A TOUCH AND GO ON RWY 3L AND A BRASILIA COMMUTER TWIN ENG AIRPLANE TOOK OFF ON RWY 30. DURING CLBOUT I WAS LOOKING FOR A PEN IN MY FLT BAG. WHEN I TURNED AROUND I SAW THE BRASILIA TO OUR R, CLBING. TO AVOID A COLLISION I TOOK CTL OF THE AIRPLANE AND BANKED HARD TO THE R. I LEVELED THE AIRPLANE WINGS THEN CONTINUED THE CLBOUT TO PATTERN ALT. I THEN REQUESTED A FULL STOP AND LANDED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: THE INSTRUCTOR PLT SAID THAT HE WAS FLYING A BEECH SKIPPER WITH A NEW STUDENT WHO WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH LNDG. HE WAS CRITICIZING THE PREVIOUS LNDG WHILE ON DOWNWIND WHEN THE SEQUENCE OF EXCITING EVENTS BEGAN. AFTER MISSING THE DOWNWIND CALL THE INSTRUCTOR THEN ALLOWED THE STUDENT TO LAND WITHOUT A CLRNC THEN THEY CONTINUED WITH A TOUCH AND GO. THE NMAC OCCURRED DURING THIS MANEUVER. THEN THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE ACFT AND COMPLETED THE PATTERN IN CONTACT WITH THE TWR AND LANDED. THE FAA INVESTIGATORS TOLD THE INSTRUCTOR THAT THE ATCT LCL CTLR WAS DISTRACTED BY OTHER TFC AND DID NOT SEE HIM TURN FINAL OR LAND. THE BRASILIA'S TKOF CLRNC WAS GIVEN WHILE THE INSTRUCTOR'S ACFT WAS ON SHORT FINAL APPARENTLY, BUT THE INSTRUCTOR DOES NOT REMEMBER HEARING THE XMISSION. THE FAA HAS SUSPENDED THE INSTRUCTOR'S PRIVILEGES FOR 30 DAYS.

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.