A piper arrow has an near midair collision with a C130 hercules in the traffic pattern at mrb, wv.

Attributes
ACN	371189
Time
Date	199706
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mrb
State Reference	WV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2100 msl bound upper : 2100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mrb
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Hercules (C-130)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 430 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	371189
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Inbound to the martinsburg airport to do touch-and-goes I reported my position of 10 mi northeast of the airport. I was instructed by the controller to report a 2 mi right base for runway 26 and also given the current altimeter setting. LORAN was being used for navigation. At 2.8 mi out from the airport, according to the LORAN and 2100 ft MSL, the other aircraft was spotted making a right turn and coming out from underneath my left wing. I do not remember being advised of the other plane in the area who was also doing touch-and-goes. Since I was in a low wing plane, I believe my right wing kept me from making visual contact. I believe if both pilots of the 2 aircraft were more vigilant and an advisory from the tower was made, the incident may not have happened. Also, if pilotage was used by me, I may have reported my base leg sooner. Supplemental information from acn 371196: piper arrow was instructed to report 2 mi right base for runway 26. C130 in right closed traffic was turning base when arrow overflew right base above C130 at 500 ft. Both aircraft landed without further event.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PIPER ARROW HAS AN NMAC WITH A C130 HERCULES IN THE TFC PATTERN AT MRB, WV.

Narrative: INBOUND TO THE MARTINSBURG ARPT TO DO TOUCH-AND-GOES I RPTED MY POS OF 10 MI NE OF THE ARPT. I WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE CTLR TO RPT A 2 MI R BASE FOR RWY 26 AND ALSO GIVEN THE CURRENT ALTIMETER SETTING. LORAN WAS BEING USED FOR NAV. AT 2.8 MI OUT FROM THE ARPT, ACCORDING TO THE LORAN AND 2100 FT MSL, THE OTHER ACFT WAS SPOTTED MAKING A R TURN AND COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH MY L WING. I DO NOT REMEMBER BEING ADVISED OF THE OTHER PLANE IN THE AREA WHO WAS ALSO DOING TOUCH-AND-GOES. SINCE I WAS IN A LOW WING PLANE, I BELIEVE MY R WING KEPT ME FROM MAKING VISUAL CONTACT. I BELIEVE IF BOTH PLTS OF THE 2 ACFT WERE MORE VIGILANT AND AN ADVISORY FROM THE TWR WAS MADE, THE INCIDENT MAY NOT HAVE HAPPENED. ALSO, IF PILOTAGE WAS USED BY ME, I MAY HAVE RPTED MY BASE LEG SOONER. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 371196: PIPER ARROW WAS INSTRUCTED TO RPT 2 MI R BASE FOR RWY 26. C130 IN R CLOSED TFC WAS TURNING BASE WHEN ARROW OVERFLEW R BASE ABOVE C130 AT 500 FT. BOTH ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT.

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.