A PA28 pilot reports that he had an near midair collision with a cessna in the fok traffic pattern. ...

Attributes
ACN	350017
Time
Date	199610
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fok
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fok
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in arrival other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 700 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	350017
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : assigned or threatened penalties
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility

Narrative:

In sum: the reporter was inbound to fok on an IFR flight plan that he canceled en route. He attempted to contact the fok ATCT and believed that he was talking to the ATCT. In the traffic pattern, he had an near midair collision with a cessna and found that the ATCT did not know that he was inbound and had not heard his xmissions. He was 'invited' to report to the ATCT which 'was about 7 ft high on what looked like a back of a pickup truck.' the ATCT had no landline to ARTCC. When ground control and local control were received at the same time, there was nothing but a loud squeal. The reporter was appalled at the conditions of the ATCT's radios and facilities in general. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the fok ATCT was a temporary tower in use while the permanent tower was being renovated. The reporter does not know if the work is complete on the permanent tower. The reporter took evasive action descend to miss the cessna. The republic FSDO 'invited' the reporter to come in to discuss this matter. On advice of counsel, he refused via us post. He was then offered a '609 ride,' which he successfully completed at allentown FSDO. He was given a 50 question written test, as well as a flight review. Fok is a joint use field. The USAF has repaired the radios. The local controller believed the reporter, but felt that he had to write up the incident, possibly to get some action on the radios.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA28 PLT RPTS THAT HE HAD AN NMAC WITH A CESSNA IN THE FOK TFC PATTERN. SEE AND AVOID.

Narrative: IN SUM: THE RPTR WAS INBOUND TO FOK ON AN IFR FLT PLAN THAT HE CANCELED ENRTE. HE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE FOK ATCT AND BELIEVED THAT HE WAS TALKING TO THE ATCT. IN THE TFC PATTERN, HE HAD AN NMAC WITH A CESSNA AND FOUND THAT THE ATCT DID NOT KNOW THAT HE WAS INBOUND AND HAD NOT HEARD HIS XMISSIONS. HE WAS 'INVITED' TO RPT TO THE ATCT WHICH 'WAS ABOUT 7 FT HIGH ON WHAT LOOKED LIKE A BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK.' THE ATCT HAD NO LANDLINE TO ARTCC. WHEN GND CTL AND LCL CTL WERE RECEIVED AT THE SAME TIME, THERE WAS NOTHING BUT A LOUD SQUEAL. THE RPTR WAS APPALLED AT THE CONDITIONS OF THE ATCT'S RADIOS AND FACILITIES IN GENERAL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: THE FOK ATCT WAS A TEMPORARY TWR IN USE WHILE THE PERMANENT TWR WAS BEING RENOVATED. THE RPTR DOES NOT KNOW IF THE WORK IS COMPLETE ON THE PERMANENT TWR. THE RPTR TOOK EVASIVE ACTION DSND TO MISS THE CESSNA. THE REPUBLIC FSDO 'INVITED' THE RPTR TO COME IN TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER. ON ADVICE OF COUNSEL, HE REFUSED VIA U.S. POST. HE WAS THEN OFFERED A '609 RIDE,' WHICH HE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AT ALLENTOWN FSDO. HE WAS GIVEN A 50 QUESTION WRITTEN TEST, AS WELL AS A FLT REVIEW. FOK IS A JOINT USE FIELD. THE USAF HAS REPAIRED THE RADIOS. THE LCL CTLR BELIEVED THE RPTR, BUT FELT THAT HE HAD TO WRITE UP THE INCIDENT, POSSIBLY TO GET SOME ACTION ON THE RADIOS.

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.

A PA28 pilot reports that he had an near midair collision with a cessna in the fok traffic pattern. See and avoid.