Near midair collision at a non tower airport CTAF.

Attributes
ACN	319593
Time
Date	199510
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ogb
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 700 msl bound upper : 700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual approach : straight in
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Beechcraft, Beech Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 42 flight time total : 1285 flight time type : 115
ASRS Report	319593
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 35
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Traffic was heavy going into orangeberg for the weekly meeting of the club. Between 50-65 planes arrived within a 1 1/2 hour period. I had turned final about 3.8 mi out and was #4 for runway 05. When I was approximately 1 mi from touchdown a plane went right over the top of me, close enough that I could see the panels on the bottom of the fuselage. The plane was 30-40 ft above me and directly lined up with my track. We were stacked vertically so close that I couldn't see the n-number on the side. I'm sure the other plane never saw me, which is a little surprising in that the aerobatic experimental is painted bright white, with bright red sunburst stripes. Because the kitfox flies at such low speeds, you tend to make flatter, slower approachs. With all the traffic, I wasn't watching the VASI lights closely, but when I did they were red over pink, usually, almost below the glide path. I have to believe the other pilot must have been locked on to the VASI lights and wasn't seeing anything else. They quickly exited the plane as soon as they got parked and I was too scared and too angry to pursue talking to them. Watching for traffic is one thing, but getting run over from behind brings out a whole new perspective.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC AT A NON TWR ARPT CTAF.

Narrative: TFC WAS HVY GOING INTO ORANGEBERG FOR THE WKLY MEETING OF THE CLUB. BTWN 50-65 PLANES ARRIVED WITHIN A 1 1/2 HR PERIOD. I HAD TURNED FINAL ABOUT 3.8 MI OUT AND WAS #4 FOR RWY 05. WHEN I WAS APPROX 1 MI FROM TOUCHDOWN A PLANE WENT RIGHT OVER THE TOP OF ME, CLOSE ENOUGH THAT I COULD SEE THE PANELS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE. THE PLANE WAS 30-40 FT ABOVE ME AND DIRECTLY LINED UP WITH MY TRACK. WE WERE STACKED VERTLY SO CLOSE THAT I COULDN'T SEE THE N-NUMBER ON THE SIDE. I'M SURE THE OTHER PLANE NEVER SAW ME, WHICH IS A LITTLE SURPRISING IN THAT THE AEROBATIC EXPERIMENTAL IS PAINTED BRIGHT WHITE, WITH BRIGHT RED SUNBURST STRIPES. BECAUSE THE KITFOX FLIES AT SUCH LOW SPDS, YOU TEND TO MAKE FLATTER, SLOWER APCHS. WITH ALL THE TFC, I WASN'T WATCHING THE VASI LIGHTS CLOSELY, BUT WHEN I DID THEY WERE RED OVER PINK, USUALLY, ALMOST BELOW THE GLIDE PATH. I HAVE TO BELIEVE THE OTHER PLT MUST HAVE BEEN LOCKED ON TO THE VASI LIGHTS AND WASN'T SEEING ANYTHING ELSE. THEY QUICKLY EXITED THE PLANE AS SOON AS THEY GOT PARKED AND I WAS TOO SCARED AND TOO ANGRY TO PURSUE TALKING TO THEM. WATCHING FOR TFC IS ONE THING, BUT GETTING RUN OVER FROM BEHIND BRINGS OUT A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE.

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.