Near midair collision between a piper pawnee descending over an uncontrolled airport and a beech 36 circling over the airport waiting to land.

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Attributes
ACN	483013
Time
Date	200008
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : d73.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Route In Use	approach : visual approach : traffic pattern arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : holding
Route In Use	approach : visual approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 92 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 214
ASRS Report	483013
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 precautionary avoidance action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 150 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Airport D73. The wind was favoring lndgs on runway 3 and blowing about 4-5 KTS. I had been towing gliders since XA10 using runway 3. Some of the gliders and a parachute jump plane occasionally had used runway 21 for convenience. An A36 bonanza called 5 mi out for landing on runway 21. The jump plane called closer and the A36 said he would 'circle around out of the way for a few mins.' I called 4 mi east descending to the airport. The jump plane landed and the A36 said he was re-entering the pattern for runway 21. I then called 2000 ft over the airport to enter the pattern for runway 3. The A36 asked my exact position and I told him I was 2000 ft. He then said he was also 2000 ft and over the airport. I stopped descent and realized I was AGL and he was probably MSL. I then saw him about 400 ft below me and 100 ft off my right wing, opposite direction. He wanted to use the downwind runway because of the displaced threshold and trees on the active runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN A PIPER PAWNEE DSNDING OVER AN UNCTLED ARPT AND A BEECH 36 CIRCLING OVER THE ARPT WAITING TO LAND.

Narrative: ARPT D73. THE WIND WAS FAVORING LNDGS ON RWY 3 AND BLOWING ABOUT 4-5 KTS. I HAD BEEN TOWING GLIDERS SINCE XA10 USING RWY 3. SOME OF THE GLIDERS AND A PARACHUTE JUMP PLANE OCCASIONALLY HAD USED RWY 21 FOR CONVENIENCE. AN A36 BONANZA CALLED 5 MI OUT FOR LNDG ON RWY 21. THE JUMP PLANE CALLED CLOSER AND THE A36 SAID HE WOULD 'CIRCLE AROUND OUT OF THE WAY FOR A FEW MINS.' I CALLED 4 MI E DSNDING TO THE ARPT. THE JUMP PLANE LANDED AND THE A36 SAID HE WAS RE-ENTERING THE PATTERN FOR RWY 21. I THEN CALLED 2000 FT OVER THE ARPT TO ENTER THE PATTERN FOR RWY 3. THE A36 ASKED MY EXACT POS AND I TOLD HIM I WAS 2000 FT. HE THEN SAID HE WAS ALSO 2000 FT AND OVER THE ARPT. I STOPPED DSCNT AND REALIZED I WAS AGL AND HE WAS PROBABLY MSL. I THEN SAW HIM ABOUT 400 FT BELOW ME AND 100 FT OFF MY R WING, OPPOSITE DIRECTION. HE WANTED TO USE THE DOWNWIND RWY BECAUSE OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD AND TREES ON THE ACTIVE RWY.

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.