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Instructor pilot of a PA38 took over the controls from the trainee when another aircraft was observed making a missed approach from the opposite end (or departure end) of the runway on which they were about to cross. Near midair collision.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 333364 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : aln |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : aln |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PA-38 Tomahawk |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff landing other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Merlin IIa/SA-26T |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : other |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 680 flight time type : 75 |
| ASRS Report | 333364 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
After conducting a touch-and-go on runway 29 with my student flying the aircraft (a PA38-112), we were instructed to remain in left traffic. While on downwind, we were cleared for the 'option' on runway 29. We conducted a normal touch-and-go. While on departure I heard the tower instruct MTR (a C26), which had been conducting practice instrument approachs to the airport, to take immediate evasive action to avoid another aircraft. Believing that aircraft to be us, and since MTR previous approach had been to runway 29, I first looked behind us. Not seeing him, I looked forward again and observed MTR initiating a go around from the approach end of runway 17. I took over control of the aircraft and took immediate evasive action (a right turn to pass behind the C26). Although I practice thorough collision avoidance techniques, this incident indicates to me that there's always room for improvement! Additionally, as a satcs, this indicates to me the importance of maintaining a thorough scan of the pattern area, even during periods of slow traffic. Finally, it appeared to me that the C26 pilot(south) were preoccupied with the instrument approach procedure. I did not hear them report dorsy (the FAF) and I believe they were not cleared to use runway 17.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INSTRUCTOR PLT OF A PA38 TOOK OVER THE CTLS FROM THE TRAINEE WHEN ANOTHER ACFT WAS OBSERVED MAKING A MISSED APCH FROM THE OPPOSITE END (OR DEP END) OF THE RWY ON WHICH THEY WERE ABOUT TO CROSS. NMAC.
Narrative: AFTER CONDUCTING A TOUCH-AND-GO ON RWY 29 WITH MY STUDENT FLYING THE ACFT (A PA38-112), WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO REMAIN IN L TFC. WHILE ON DOWNWIND, WE WERE CLRED FOR THE 'OPTION' ON RWY 29. WE CONDUCTED A NORMAL TOUCH-AND-GO. WHILE ON DEP I HEARD THE TWR INSTRUCT MTR (A C26), WHICH HAD BEEN CONDUCTING PRACTICE INST APCHS TO THE ARPT, TO TAKE IMMEDIATE EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID ANOTHER ACFT. BELIEVING THAT ACFT TO BE US, AND SINCE MTR PREVIOUS APCH HAD BEEN TO RWY 29, I FIRST LOOKED BEHIND US. NOT SEEING HIM, I LOOKED FORWARD AGAIN AND OBSERVED MTR INITIATING A GAR FROM THE APCH END OF RWY 17. I TOOK OVER CTL OF THE ACFT AND TOOK IMMEDIATE EVASIVE ACTION (A R TURN TO PASS BEHIND THE C26). ALTHOUGH I PRACTICE THOROUGH COLLISION AVOIDANCE TECHNIQUES, THIS INCIDENT INDICATES TO ME THAT THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT! ADDITIONALLY, AS A SATCS, THIS INDICATES TO ME THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING A THOROUGH SCAN OF THE PATTERN AREA, EVEN DURING PERIODS OF SLOW TFC. FINALLY, IT APPEARED TO ME THAT THE C26 PLT(S) WERE PREOCCUPIED WITH THE INST APCH PROC. I DID NOT HEAR THEM RPT DORSY (THE FAF) AND I BELIEVE THEY WERE NOT CLRED TO USE RWY 17.
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.