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Instructor pilot given a traffic pointout with clearance to follow. There were 2 aircraft towards final. The instructor pilot and his student pilot picked the wrong aircraft. Near midair collision about 2 mi off the end of the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 381347 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gso |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : gso |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | M-20 B/C Ranger |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 1030 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 381347 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 40 vertical : 25 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While on base leg to runway 5 at gso, tower asked if we had the mooney at our 12 O'clock position in sight. We had 1 aircraft at our 1 O'clock position and another at our 10 O'clock position, both on final. We assumed the aircraft at our 1 O'clock position was the mooney and replied that we had the mooney in sight. We were told by tower to follow the mooney and we were cleared to land. When on a 2 mi final, my student saw a mooney directly below and to our left. I pulled the airplane up approximately 50 ft and reduced power. About 5 seconds later the tower informed us that we were too close to the mooney and ordered us to turn left for a downwind to runway 14, and we landed without further incident. The tower failed to inform us how many aircraft were on the approach. The tower never called out a distance from the mooney. Apparently, we were focusing on the runway when we should have been looking for traffic and the tower controller was not paying close attention to her radar screen. Both aircraft had discrete squawk codes on this sunday afternoon.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INSTRUCTOR PLT GIVEN A TFC POINTOUT WITH CLRNC TO FOLLOW. THERE WERE 2 ACFT TOWARDS FINAL. THE INSTRUCTOR PLT AND HIS STUDENT PLT PICKED THE WRONG ACFT. NMAC ABOUT 2 MI OFF THE END OF THE RWY.
Narrative: WHILE ON BASE LEG TO RWY 5 AT GSO, TWR ASKED IF WE HAD THE MOONEY AT OUR 12 O'CLOCK POS IN SIGHT. WE HAD 1 ACFT AT OUR 1 O'CLOCK POS AND ANOTHER AT OUR 10 O'CLOCK POS, BOTH ON FINAL. WE ASSUMED THE ACFT AT OUR 1 O'CLOCK POS WAS THE MOONEY AND REPLIED THAT WE HAD THE MOONEY IN SIGHT. WE WERE TOLD BY TWR TO FOLLOW THE MOONEY AND WE WERE CLRED TO LAND. WHEN ON A 2 MI FINAL, MY STUDENT SAW A MOONEY DIRECTLY BELOW AND TO OUR L. I PULLED THE AIRPLANE UP APPROX 50 FT AND REDUCED PWR. ABOUT 5 SECONDS LATER THE TWR INFORMED US THAT WE WERE TOO CLOSE TO THE MOONEY AND ORDERED US TO TURN L FOR A DOWNWIND TO RWY 14, AND WE LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE TWR FAILED TO INFORM US HOW MANY ACFT WERE ON THE APCH. THE TWR NEVER CALLED OUT A DISTANCE FROM THE MOONEY. APPARENTLY, WE WERE FOCUSING ON THE RWY WHEN WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR TFC AND THE TWR CTLR WAS NOT PAYING CLOSE ATTN TO HER RADAR SCREEN. BOTH ACFT HAD DISCRETE SQUAWK CODES ON THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
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.