<< >> NASA ASRS Report 407151, June 1998

One C172 overtakes another one in the traffic pattern at evy, de. Near midair collision occurs as aircraft Y does not see the overtaken aircraft X.

Attributes
ACN	407151
Time
Date	199806
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : evy
State Reference	DE
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	407151
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Reporter and student pilot were practicing lndgs in closed pattern at uncontrolled field (evy). We reported downwind and a second plane reported downwind. We reported downwind, midfield and the other plane reported downwind, midfield. At that point, I spotted the second plane, gaining on us in the pattern and between our plane and the runway. We deviated our course to the right, to give the other plane room to land, while we tried to figure out where it came from.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ONE C172 OVERTAKES ANOTHER ONE IN THE TFC PATTERN AT EVY, DE. NMAC OCCURS AS ACFT Y DOES NOT SEE THE OVERTAKEN ACFT X.

Narrative: RPTR AND STUDENT PLT WERE PRACTICING LNDGS IN CLOSED PATTERN AT UNCTLED FIELD (EVY). WE RPTED DOWNWIND AND A SECOND PLANE RPTED DOWNWIND. WE RPTED DOWNWIND, MIDFIELD AND THE OTHER PLANE RPTED DOWNWIND, MIDFIELD. AT THAT POINT, I SPOTTED THE SECOND PLANE, GAINING ON US IN THE PATTERN AND BTWN OUR PLANE AND THE RWY. WE DEVIATED OUR COURSE TO THE R, TO GIVE THE OTHER PLANE ROOM TO LAND, WHILE WE TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHERE IT CAME FROM.

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.