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A baron pilot reports that he startled a C150 pilot by passing the C150 in the traffic pattern. Error admitted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 355020 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : eyq |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 900 agl bound upper : 900 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Baron 55/Cochise |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 355020 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Entered the pattern in a baron downwind behind a C150. Announced I had C150 in sight. Caught up to the C150 quicker than I had anticipated. Passed on left. Announced I was passing on left. Asked C150 if he would mind if I went ahead in the pattern. He said no problem. Landed and was clear of the active while the C150 was still on final. I found out later from another CFI that the C150 was on a chkride and that the student had gotten rattled when I passed him. I should have announced my intentions sooner or circled to let the C150 continue.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BARON PLT RPTS THAT HE STARTLED A C150 PLT BY PASSING THE C150 IN THE TFC PATTERN. ERROR ADMITTED.
Narrative: ENTERED THE PATTERN IN A BARON DOWNWIND BEHIND A C150. ANNOUNCED I HAD C150 IN SIGHT. CAUGHT UP TO THE C150 QUICKER THAN I HAD ANTICIPATED. PASSED ON L. ANNOUNCED I WAS PASSING ON L. ASKED C150 IF HE WOULD MIND IF I WENT AHEAD IN THE PATTERN. HE SAID NO PROB. LANDED AND WAS CLR OF THE ACTIVE WHILE THE C150 WAS STILL ON FINAL. I FOUND OUT LATER FROM ANOTHER CFI THAT THE C150 WAS ON A CHKRIDE AND THAT THE STUDENT HAD GOTTEN RATTLED WHEN I PASSED HIM. I SHOULD HAVE ANNOUNCED MY INTENTIONS SOONER OR CIRCLED TO LET THE C150 CONTINUE.
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.