An small aircraft student pilot had an near midair collision in the runway 15R traffic pattern with ...

Attributes
ACN	358704
Time
Date	199701
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 15r
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : rnd
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 50 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	358704
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

I was parked, watching traffic and listening to tower frequency. One plane departed airport and was not advised of traffic in the pattern. I radioed tower of my intention to 'depart kardy's and remain in the pattern.' I also notified tower of 'biplane traffic in kardy's pattern.' I departed and entered normal traffic pattern. While on downwind leg, the biplane was spotted taking off at kardy's. Upon entering base leg, I visually, reacquired traffic at normal pattern altitude, on downwind, between midfield and approach end of runway. Aircraft was in area to be expected and appeared to be on normal pattern well behind me. I turned final and set up normal approach. Halfway down final leg, at approximately 300 ft AGL, I spotted movement to the left in the corner of my eye. Movement was the biplane less than 100 ft away, approximately 10 O'clock position, moving to my 12 O'clock position. Aircraft was at my altitude. I broke off approach, applied full power and turned to my left to keep clear of other aircraft. Both biplane pilots could clearly be seen and were not looking in my direction. I did a go around, staying to the left of runway centerline and kept the other aircraft in sight through his landing. I went around the pattern and landed uneventfully. I called the tower and let them know I was on the ground. After parking, I waited for the biplane to land, then went to talk to him about the occurrence. The biplane pilot claimed he thought 'I was leaving the pattern due to my downwind extending past approach end of the runway,' and stated he never saw me until I flew past him while he was landing. Biplane pilot also stated he had 'no idea of normal rectangular pattern and does military approachs, had no radio and did not realize airport was in class D airspace.' the biplane pilot then proceeded to make several more stop and go approachs. Biplane pilot seemed to show only the slightest concern over the severity of the occurrence. Biplane pilot seemed to show little knowledge of proper communications, airspace system, traffic pattern and runway use.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA STUDENT PLT HAD AN NMAC IN THE RWY 15R TFC PATTERN WITH A BIPLANE.

Narrative: I WAS PARKED, WATCHING TFC AND LISTENING TO TWR FREQ. ONE PLANE DEPARTED ARPT AND WAS NOT ADVISED OF TFC IN THE PATTERN. I RADIOED TWR OF MY INTENTION TO 'DEPART KARDY'S AND REMAIN IN THE PATTERN.' I ALSO NOTIFIED TWR OF 'BIPLANE TFC IN KARDY'S PATTERN.' I DEPARTED AND ENTERED NORMAL TFC PATTERN. WHILE ON DOWNWIND LEG, THE BIPLANE WAS SPOTTED TAKING OFF AT KARDY'S. UPON ENTERING BASE LEG, I VISUALLY, REACQUIRED TFC AT NORMAL PATTERN ALT, ON DOWNWIND, BTWN MIDFIELD AND APCH END OF RWY. ACFT WAS IN AREA TO BE EXPECTED AND APPEARED TO BE ON NORMAL PATTERN WELL BEHIND ME. I TURNED FINAL AND SET UP NORMAL APCH. HALFWAY DOWN FINAL LEG, AT APPROX 300 FT AGL, I SPOTTED MOVEMENT TO THE L IN THE CORNER OF MY EYE. MOVEMENT WAS THE BIPLANE LESS THAN 100 FT AWAY, APPROX 10 O'CLOCK POS, MOVING TO MY 12 O'CLOCK POS. ACFT WAS AT MY ALT. I BROKE OFF APCH, APPLIED FULL PWR AND TURNED TO MY L TO KEEP CLR OF OTHER ACFT. BOTH BIPLANE PLTS COULD CLRLY BE SEEN AND WERE NOT LOOKING IN MY DIRECTION. I DID A GAR, STAYING TO THE L OF RWY CTRLINE AND KEPT THE OTHER ACFT IN SIGHT THROUGH HIS LNDG. I WENT AROUND THE PATTERN AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. I CALLED THE TWR AND LET THEM KNOW I WAS ON THE GND. AFTER PARKING, I WAITED FOR THE BIPLANE TO LAND, THEN WENT TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT THE OCCURRENCE. THE BIPLANE PLT CLAIMED HE THOUGHT 'I WAS LEAVING THE PATTERN DUE TO MY DOWNWIND EXTENDING PAST APCH END OF THE RWY,' AND STATED HE NEVER SAW ME UNTIL I FLEW PAST HIM WHILE HE WAS LNDG. BIPLANE PLT ALSO STATED HE HAD 'NO IDEA OF NORMAL RECTANGULAR PATTERN AND DOES MIL APCHS, HAD NO RADIO AND DID NOT REALIZE ARPT WAS IN CLASS D AIRSPACE.' THE BIPLANE PLT THEN PROCEEDED TO MAKE SEVERAL MORE STOP AND GO APCHS. BIPLANE PLT SEEMED TO SHOW ONLY THE SLIGHTEST CONCERN OVER THE SEVERITY OF THE OCCURRENCE. BIPLANE PLT SEEMED TO SHOW LITTLE KNOWLEDGE OF PROPER COMS, AIRSPACE SYS, TFC PATTERN AND RWY USE.

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.

An small aircraft student pilot had an near midair collision in the runway 15R traffic pattern with a biplane.