Near midair collision small aircraft GA aircraft at 200 ft altitude at pwa traffic pattern.

Attributes
ACN	446283
Time
Date	199908
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pwa.airport
State Reference	OK
Altitude	agl single value : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual approach : straight in arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual approach : straight in arrival : vfr
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 265 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	446283
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : pax1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties
Miss Distance	horizontal : 15 vertical : 10
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

We were on a normal night, local flight around the oklahoma city area. While on final for runway 35R, we were making radio calls and had another C152 following us. As the pilot was attempting to land, I saw a light out of the corner of my eye. I realized that it was a flashlight in the cockpit of another airplane. This airplane was crossing our path for final, about 10-15 ft off our nose. We did evasive action by going full throttle, pitching down, banking to the right. This got us out of the situation by a few ft. I noticed that this airplane had no lights on, and was making no radio calls. I made a radio call to the other airplane on final and told him of the aircraft. Then we proceeded behind the cessna on final, and landed. Once on the ground we found the aircraft with no lights on. We followed them to parking. After exiting the aircraft, we approached the airplane. After a few brief seconds of confronting the pilot and copilot, the copilot asked for both mine and the pilot's pilot numbers and our names. He revealed that he was an FAA operations inspector and that he was going to turn us in for reasons that he left unmentioned. After talking with this gentleman for a few mins he told us that they had a complete electrical failure and they were coming to land at pwa. They told me that they thought that they were coming in ahead of me, but they also said they only saw 1 plane on final. He later admitted that he was looking at the plane behind us on final, and never saw our plane. Even after admitting that he didn't see us he still threatened legal actions against both of us. At that point the pilot and I retreated and went to talk to the CFI in the other aircraft. He said that he wasn't sure what happened, but he saw something.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC SMA GA ACFT AT 200 FT ALT AT PWA TFC PATTERN.

Narrative: WE WERE ON A NORMAL NIGHT, LCL FLT AROUND THE OKLAHOMA CITY AREA. WHILE ON FINAL FOR RWY 35R, WE WERE MAKING RADIO CALLS AND HAD ANOTHER C152 FOLLOWING US. AS THE PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND, I SAW A LIGHT OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE. I REALIZED THAT IT WAS A FLASHLIGHT IN THE COCKPIT OF ANOTHER AIRPLANE. THIS AIRPLANE WAS XING OUR PATH FOR FINAL, ABOUT 10-15 FT OFF OUR NOSE. WE DID EVASIVE ACTION BY GOING FULL THROTTLE, PITCHING DOWN, BANKING TO THE R. THIS GOT US OUT OF THE SIT BY A FEW FT. I NOTICED THAT THIS AIRPLANE HAD NO LIGHTS ON, AND WAS MAKING NO RADIO CALLS. I MADE A RADIO CALL TO THE OTHER AIRPLANE ON FINAL AND TOLD HIM OF THE ACFT. THEN WE PROCEEDED BEHIND THE CESSNA ON FINAL, AND LANDED. ONCE ON THE GND WE FOUND THE ACFT WITH NO LIGHTS ON. WE FOLLOWED THEM TO PARKING. AFTER EXITING THE ACFT, WE APCHED THE AIRPLANE. AFTER A FEW BRIEF SECONDS OF CONFRONTING THE PLT AND COPLT, THE COPLT ASKED FOR BOTH MINE AND THE PLT'S PLT NUMBERS AND OUR NAMES. HE REVEALED THAT HE WAS AN FAA OPS INSPECTOR AND THAT HE WAS GOING TO TURN US IN FOR REASONS THAT HE LEFT UNMENTIONED. AFTER TALKING WITH THIS GENTLEMAN FOR A FEW MINS HE TOLD US THAT THEY HAD A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND THEY WERE COMING TO LAND AT PWA. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY THOUGHT THAT THEY WERE COMING IN AHEAD OF ME, BUT THEY ALSO SAID THEY ONLY SAW 1 PLANE ON FINAL. HE LATER ADMITTED THAT HE WAS LOOKING AT THE PLANE BEHIND US ON FINAL, AND NEVER SAW OUR PLANE. EVEN AFTER ADMITTING THAT HE DIDN'T SEE US HE STILL THREATENED LEGAL ACTIONS AGAINST BOTH OF US. AT THAT POINT THE PLT AND I RETREATED AND WENT TO TALK TO THE CFI IN THE OTHER ACFT. HE SAID THAT HE WASN'T SURE WHAT HAPPENED, BUT HE SAW SOMETHING.

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.