PA32 pilot had near midair collision with a C172 entering traffic pattern at uncontrolled airport at...

Attributes
ACN	452966
Time
Date	199910
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	MS
Altitude	msl single value : 1700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 26 flight time total : 920 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	452966
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance FAA
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The other aircraft pilot may not have been aware of his position/altitude and/or may have operated at other than published pattern altitude. The situation could have been avoided if the other pilot had communicated position and intentions over CTAF allowing earlier visual contact. The other pilot could have located my aircraft visually simply monitoring CTAF for announcements of position and intentions. The situation took place just beyond my mid field crossing from east to west, just prior to my entering downwind to runway 36. The other aircraft was sbound, as if approximating a downwind, or possibly a north to south flyover.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA32 PLT HAD NMAC WITH A C172 ENTERING TFC PATTERN AT UNCTLED ARPT AT OLV.

Narrative: THE OTHER ACFT PLT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN AWARE OF HIS POS/ALT AND/OR MAY HAVE OPERATED AT OTHER THAN PUBLISHED PATTERN ALT. THE SIT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE OTHER PLT HAD COMMUNICATED POS AND INTENTIONS OVER CTAF ALLOWING EARLIER VISUAL CONTACT. THE OTHER PLT COULD HAVE LOCATED MY ACFT VISUALLY SIMPLY MONITORING CTAF FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS OF POS AND INTENTIONS. THE SIT TOOK PLACE JUST BEYOND MY MID FIELD XING FROM E TO W, JUST PRIOR TO MY ENTERING DOWNWIND TO RWY 36. THE OTHER ACFT WAS SBOUND, AS IF APPROXIMATING A DOWNWIND, OR POSSIBLY A N TO S FLYOVER.

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.

PA32 pilot had near midair collision with a C172 entering traffic pattern at uncontrolled airport at olv.