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Pilot and passenger in a C172 have an near midair collision with a PA28 on turning downwind at a non tower airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 382254 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 47n |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 180 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 382254 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 2527 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 382240 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 50 vertical : 50 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
PIC was at the controls of our rented C172, flying from the left seat. I was sitting next to him in the right front seat. It was late afternoon and the sun was glaring brightly in the hazy western sky. We departed from runway 25 at central jersey regional (47N) directly behind a piper cherokee (call it aircraft #1). Flying upwind, we proceeded straight out for 400 ft and began a climbing left turn to join our heading of 147 degrees. Aircraft #1 continued out for about 1 mi and turned crosswind. We heard an aircraft call 'piper entering downwind for runway 25 at central jersey,' and looked right. As we expected, we saw aircraft #1 turning from crosswind to downwind. We assumed that the radio call had come from this plane. Moments later a second low wing aircraft (aircraft #2) passed 50 ft overhead. We heard the sound and looked left, seeing his tail very large in the pilot side window. We discussed the incident later and decided that we had mistakenly credited the radio call to aircraft #1, when it had most certainly been made by aircraft #2. Contributing factors were the flare and our high wing aircraft's limited upward view.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT AND PAX IN A C172 HAVE AN NMAC WITH A PA28 ON TURNING DOWNWIND AT A NON TWR ARPT.
Narrative: PIC WAS AT THE CTLS OF OUR RENTED C172, FLYING FROM THE L SEAT. I WAS SITTING NEXT TO HIM IN THE R FRONT SEAT. IT WAS LATE AFTERNOON AND THE SUN WAS GLARING BRIGHTLY IN THE HAZY WESTERN SKY. WE DEPARTED FROM RWY 25 AT CENTRAL JERSEY REGIONAL (47N) DIRECTLY BEHIND A PIPER CHEROKEE (CALL IT ACFT #1). FLYING UPWIND, WE PROCEEDED STRAIGHT OUT FOR 400 FT AND BEGAN A CLBING L TURN TO JOIN OUR HDG OF 147 DEGS. ACFT #1 CONTINUED OUT FOR ABOUT 1 MI AND TURNED XWIND. WE HEARD AN ACFT CALL 'PIPER ENTERING DOWNWIND FOR RWY 25 AT CENTRAL JERSEY,' AND LOOKED R. AS WE EXPECTED, WE SAW ACFT #1 TURNING FROM XWIND TO DOWNWIND. WE ASSUMED THAT THE RADIO CALL HAD COME FROM THIS PLANE. MOMENTS LATER A SECOND LOW WING ACFT (ACFT #2) PASSED 50 FT OVERHEAD. WE HEARD THE SOUND AND LOOKED L, SEEING HIS TAIL VERY LARGE IN THE PLT SIDE WINDOW. WE DISCUSSED THE INCIDENT LATER AND DECIDED THAT WE HAD MISTAKENLY CREDITED THE RADIO CALL TO ACFT #1, WHEN IT HAD MOST CERTAINLY BEEN MADE BY ACFT #2. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE FLARE AND OUR HIGH WING ACFT'S LIMITED UPWARD VIEW.
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.