Narrative:

The WX was gusty winds out of the southeast and clear. I was cleared to enter a right downwind for runway 8 at fxe. I vaguely remember hearing another plane cleared for right traffic before turning my downwind. I am assuming that is the other C172 mentioned here, and he probably was doing touch and goes. After entering the downwind I started to prepare for landing, carburetor heat and lowered the rpms. While still alongside the runway the tower asked me if I saw the duchess on the left downwind. I replied 'negative.' nearing the end of the runway I added 10 degrees of flaps, trimmed and looked ahead and to the right for my traffic. At the same time the tower asked again if I could see the duchess. My head was on a swivel and I noticed I was about 50 ft lower than the pattern altitude continuing at 80 mph. We were about 1/2 mi past the end of the runway when my friend in the right seat said, 'is he supposed to be there?' another C172 just showed up above my left wing. He was passing me about 100- 200 ft away. Just then the controller (I believe) asked him if he knew he passed me and continued to chew him out appropriately. He probably was doing 100 mph. I was cleared to follow the duchess for landing. The controller let the other pilot know how dangerous his action was a couple more times. The only thing I know about the other pilot was that he had a strong accent and may have been a student. We have many students here. The situation could have been much worse had I corrected for my loss of altitude. I did notice before I could clean up the plane, past the clear line, a plane passed by me rather fast. It was probably the same fellow on a fast landing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN 2 C172'S DOWNWIND. ONE PASSING THE OTHER 50 FT HIGHER WITH NO TIME FOR EVASIVE ACTION, IF IT HAD BEEN NEEDED. ATC ALSO NOTICED THE OTHER ACFT PASSING AND ADVISED THAT IT WAS AN UNSAFE OP.

Narrative: THE WX WAS GUSTY WINDS OUT OF THE SE AND CLR. I WAS CLRED TO ENTER A R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 8 AT FXE. I VAGUELY REMEMBER HEARING ANOTHER PLANE CLRED FOR R TFC BEFORE TURNING MY DOWNWIND. I AM ASSUMING THAT IS THE OTHER C172 MENTIONED HERE, AND HE PROBABLY WAS DOING TOUCH AND GOES. AFTER ENTERING THE DOWNWIND I STARTED TO PREPARE FOR LNDG, CARB HEAT AND LOWERED THE RPMS. WHILE STILL ALONGSIDE THE RWY THE TWR ASKED ME IF I SAW THE DUCHESS ON THE L DOWNWIND. I REPLIED 'NEGATIVE.' NEARING THE END OF THE RWY I ADDED 10 DEGS OF FLAPS, TRIMMED AND LOOKED AHEAD AND TO THE R FOR MY TFC. AT THE SAME TIME THE TWR ASKED AGAIN IF I COULD SEE THE DUCHESS. MY HEAD WAS ON A SWIVEL AND I NOTICED I WAS ABOUT 50 FT LOWER THAN THE PATTERN ALT CONTINUING AT 80 MPH. WE WERE ABOUT 1/2 MI PAST THE END OF THE RWY WHEN MY FRIEND IN THE R SEAT SAID, 'IS HE SUPPOSED TO BE THERE?' ANOTHER C172 JUST SHOWED UP ABOVE MY L WING. HE WAS PASSING ME ABOUT 100- 200 FT AWAY. JUST THEN THE CTLR (I BELIEVE) ASKED HIM IF HE KNEW HE PASSED ME AND CONTINUED TO CHEW HIM OUT APPROPRIATELY. HE PROBABLY WAS DOING 100 MPH. I WAS CLRED TO FOLLOW THE DUCHESS FOR LNDG. THE CTLR LET THE OTHER PLT KNOW HOW DANGEROUS HIS ACTION WAS A COUPLE MORE TIMES. THE ONLY THING I KNOW ABOUT THE OTHER PLT WAS THAT HE HAD A STRONG ACCENT AND MAY HAVE BEEN A STUDENT. WE HAVE MANY STUDENTS HERE. THE SIT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE HAD I CORRECTED FOR MY LOSS OF ALT. I DID NOTICE BEFORE I COULD CLEAN UP THE PLANE, PAST THE CLR LINE, A PLANE PASSED BY ME RATHER FAST. IT WAS PROBABLY THE SAME FELLOW ON A FAST LNDG.

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.