Near midair collision in the traffic pattern at a non tower airport CTAF.

Attributes
ACN	313799
Time
Date	199508
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tx05
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 208 agl bound upper : 208
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Amateur (Home) Built
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 70
ASRS Report	313799
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Sat morning, XA30 am, clear, wind nne 5-8 mph, aeronautical country airport, 1 runway, 17/35. During my preflight inspection, 1 plane departed runway 35. I departed runway 35 and made a left pattern to downwind for a landing. (I have no electrical system or radio.) while on base, I saw a starduster 1 depart runway 17. While watching him climb out, I thought that he would continue straight out but he made a right turn to crosswind right on my altitude. By this time we were only about 100 ft apart. I made a hard right turn. About this time he saw me and also made a hard right turn. I then continued my landing approach and landing on runway 35. The starduster 1 also continued his pattern and landed on runway 17. When I confronted the pilot/owner of the starduster 1 about the near miss, he denied it ever happened.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC IN THE TFC PATTERN AT A NON TWR ARPT CTAF.

Narrative: SAT MORNING, XA30 AM, CLR, WIND NNE 5-8 MPH, AERO COUNTRY ARPT, 1 RWY, 17/35. DURING MY PREFLT INSPECTION, 1 PLANE DEPARTED RWY 35. I DEPARTED RWY 35 AND MADE A L PATTERN TO DOWNWIND FOR A LNDG. (I HAVE NO ELECTRICAL SYS OR RADIO.) WHILE ON BASE, I SAW A STARDUSTER 1 DEPART RWY 17. WHILE WATCHING HIM CLBOUT, I THOUGHT THAT HE WOULD CONTINUE STRAIGHT OUT BUT HE MADE A R TURN TO XWIND RIGHT ON MY ALT. BY THIS TIME WE WERE ONLY ABOUT 100 FT APART. I MADE A HARD R TURN. ABOUT THIS TIME HE SAW ME AND ALSO MADE A HARD R TURN. I THEN CONTINUED MY LNDG APCH AND LNDG ON RWY 35. THE STARDUSTER 1 ALSO CONTINUED HIS PATTERN AND LANDED ON RWY 17. WHEN I CONFRONTED THE PLT/OWNER OF THE STARDUSTER 1 ABOUT THE NEAR MISS, HE DENIED IT EVER HAPPENED.

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.