Pilot in low wing aircraft making full pattern to land at ftg has an near midair collision with a hi...

Attributes
ACN	406580
Time
Date	199806
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ftg
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5650 msl bound upper : 5650
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Viking
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 160
ASRS Report	406580
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On jun/sat/98, I was returning to ftg from longmont, co. It was about XA30. I was detouring around and below den class B airspace. I called ftg unicom for landing information at ftg. I was informed that traffic was using runway 8. This runway uses a right hand pattern. At this time I was about 6 mi sse of ftg. I was monitoring the unicom on 123.00 for traffic. I heard a couple of other airplanes in the airport traffic area. I proceeded to plan a 45 degree entry to the downwind leg for a right hand pattern on runway 8. At the same time I was reducing airspeed and making position reports. I would be extending the gear under 140 mph and flaps under 120 mph with final approach leg at about 95 mph. I noticed what appeared to be a piper cherokee well to the south of my downwind leg flying in the opposite direction. This was the only airplane I had visual contact with. I believe this airplane proceeded to enter downwind behind me. By this time I was about to turn right hand base leg for runway 8. I was not aware of any other traffic approaching the runway. I made my turn on to short final, at this time there was an urgent call on the radio saying bellanca go around. I added full power and began cleaning up the airplane. At this time the person advising me to go around said there was a cessna directly below me, also landing. This pilot was in the cherokee on downwind. He had a good view of what might happen, and was alert enough to call for a go around. Without this pilot's urgent call on the radio, a near miss could have been an accident. At no time was myself or the cessna pilot aware of our proximity to each other. We talked about the incident after we landed. We both thought we had made proper radio reports. I believe part of the situation was caused by missed radio calls on both pilots' part. Why, I do not know. Also my bellanca was probably a bit faster with a higher rate of descent. Since my airplane has a low wing and the cessna is a high wing, this may have contributed to us being in each others blind spot. The pilot watching the incident thought we came within about 50 ft vertically.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT IN LOW WING ACFT MAKING FULL PATTERN TO LAND AT FTG HAS AN NMAC WITH A HIGH WING ACFT ON SHORT FINAL AT A LOWER ALT.

Narrative: ON JUN/SAT/98, I WAS RETURNING TO FTG FROM LONGMONT, CO. IT WAS ABOUT XA30. I WAS DETOURING AROUND AND BELOW DEN CLASS B AIRSPACE. I CALLED FTG UNICOM FOR LNDG INFO AT FTG. I WAS INFORMED THAT TFC WAS USING RWY 8. THIS RWY USES A R HAND PATTERN. AT THIS TIME I WAS ABOUT 6 MI SSE OF FTG. I WAS MONITORING THE UNICOM ON 123.00 FOR TFC. I HEARD A COUPLE OF OTHER AIRPLANES IN THE ARPT TFC AREA. I PROCEEDED TO PLAN A 45 DEG ENTRY TO THE DOWNWIND LEG FOR A R HAND PATTERN ON RWY 8. AT THE SAME TIME I WAS REDUCING AIRSPD AND MAKING POS RPTS. I WOULD BE EXTENDING THE GEAR UNDER 140 MPH AND FLAPS UNDER 120 MPH WITH FINAL APCH LEG AT ABOUT 95 MPH. I NOTICED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A PIPER CHEROKEE WELL TO THE S OF MY DOWNWIND LEG FLYING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THIS WAS THE ONLY AIRPLANE I HAD VISUAL CONTACT WITH. I BELIEVE THIS AIRPLANE PROCEEDED TO ENTER DOWNWIND BEHIND ME. BY THIS TIME I WAS ABOUT TO TURN R HAND BASE LEG FOR RWY 8. I WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY OTHER TFC APCHING THE RWY. I MADE MY TURN ON TO SHORT FINAL, AT THIS TIME THERE WAS AN URGENT CALL ON THE RADIO SAYING BELLANCA GAR. I ADDED FULL PWR AND BEGAN CLEANING UP THE AIRPLANE. AT THIS TIME THE PERSON ADVISING ME TO GAR SAID THERE WAS A CESSNA DIRECTLY BELOW ME, ALSO LNDG. THIS PLT WAS IN THE CHEROKEE ON DOWNWIND. HE HAD A GOOD VIEW OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN, AND WAS ALERT ENOUGH TO CALL FOR A GAR. WITHOUT THIS PLT'S URGENT CALL ON THE RADIO, A NEAR MISS COULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. AT NO TIME WAS MYSELF OR THE CESSNA PLT AWARE OF OUR PROX TO EACH OTHER. WE TALKED ABOUT THE INCIDENT AFTER WE LANDED. WE BOTH THOUGHT WE HAD MADE PROPER RADIO RPTS. I BELIEVE PART OF THE SIT WAS CAUSED BY MISSED RADIO CALLS ON BOTH PLTS' PART. WHY, I DO NOT KNOW. ALSO MY BELLANCA WAS PROBABLY A BIT FASTER WITH A HIGHER RATE OF DSCNT. SINCE MY AIRPLANE HAS A LOW WING AND THE CESSNA IS A HIGH WING, THIS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO US BEING IN EACH OTHERS BLIND SPOT. THE PLT WATCHING THE INCIDENT THOUGHT WE CAME WITHIN ABOUT 50 FT VERTLY.

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.

Pilot in low wing aircraft making full pattern to land at ftg has an near midair collision with a high wing aircraft on short final at a lower altitude.