CH7A questions rhv controller when involved in near midair collision with a C172 in the traffic patt...

Attributes
ACN	526904
Time
Date	200110
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rhv.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : rhv.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Champion Citabria 7ECA
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : rhv.tower
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Phase	climbout other
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	526904
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

On initial climb out rhv, runway 31R, controller instructed us to extend upwind. Controller told a cessna behind us to turn inside of us. To avoid enhanced class B airspace, we had to turn to crosswind then downwind which put us on top of C172 which was climbing into us. Evasive action was taken. When I asked the tower about the cessna, the controller appeared confused, irritated, and had little knowledge of what had transpired in the pattern. Subsequent trips around the pattern, the controller seemed very confused and irritated. When the next controller came on shift, things were a lot calmer and more organized.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CH7A QUESTIONS RHV CTLR WHEN INVOLVED IN NMAC WITH A C172 IN THE TFC PATTERN.

Narrative: ON INITIAL CLB OUT RHV, RWY 31R, CTLR INSTRUCTED US TO EXTEND UPWIND. CTLR TOLD A CESSNA BEHIND US TO TURN INSIDE OF US. TO AVOID ENHANCED CLASS B AIRSPACE, WE HAD TO TURN TO XWIND THEN DOWNWIND WHICH PUT US ON TOP OF C172 WHICH WAS CLBING INTO US. EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN. WHEN I ASKED THE TWR ABOUT THE CESSNA, THE CTLR APPEARED CONFUSED, IRRITATED, AND HAD LITTLE KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT HAD TRANSPIRED IN THE PATTERN. SUBSEQUENT TRIPS AROUND THE PATTERN, THE CTLR SEEMED VERY CONFUSED AND IRRITATED. WHEN THE NEXT CTLR CAME ON SHIFT, THINGS WERE A LOT CALMER AND MORE ORGANIZED.

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.

CH7A questions rhv controller when involved in near midair collision with a C172 in the traffic pattern.