A PA44 pilot took evasive action to avoid other traffic entering the pattern at a non standard locat...

Attributes
ACN	527506
Time
Date	200112
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : f45.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-44 Seminole Turbo Seminole
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern departure : vfr
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cardinal 177/177RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	527506
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 150
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

PA44 was climbing on the upwind for runway 8R. C177 reported right crosswind and asked 'is any other traffic in the pattern?' PA44 reported 'upwind, climbing.' C77 again reported 'right crosswind.' PA44 lowered climb attitude in order to search better for other aircraft, and thence the occurrence. C177 was crossing the path of the upwind PA44. PA44 discontinued climb and made a slight left turn to pass behind and beneath conflicting traffic. Recommend action: to use the proper recommended traffic pattern entry prescribed by the FAA. Cause of incident: entering traffic pattern at a conflicting position. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated he had just taken off, climbing straight out to stay in pattern, when he heard traffic report on the crosswind leg. Looking to his left front, the reporter expected to see the traffic. Not seeing the traffic at the reported location, the reporter continued his departure climb straight ahead, delaying his turn to the crosswind leg while looking for the traffic. At this point the conflict occurred. The reporter states the reported traffic was entering the traffic pattern at this point, instead of at the runway midpoint. The reporter also acknowledged his misuse of 'upwind' and 'upwind climb' when referring to 'departure' and 'departure climb.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA44 PLT TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID OTHER TFC ENTERING THE PATTERN AT A NON STANDARD LOCATION.

Narrative: PA44 WAS CLBING ON THE UPWIND FOR RWY 8R. C177 RPTED R XWIND AND ASKED 'IS ANY OTHER TFC IN THE PATTERN?' PA44 RPTED 'UPWIND, CLBING.' C77 AGAIN RPTED 'R XWIND.' PA44 LOWERED CLB ATTITUDE IN ORDER TO SEARCH BETTER FOR OTHER ACFT, AND THENCE THE OCCURRENCE. C177 WAS XING THE PATH OF THE UPWIND PA44. PA44 DISCONTINUED CLB AND MADE A SLIGHT L TURN TO PASS BEHIND AND BENEATH CONFLICTING TFC. RECOMMEND ACTION: TO USE THE PROPER RECOMMENDED TFC PATTERN ENTRY PRESCRIBED BY THE FAA. CAUSE OF INCIDENT: ENTERING TFC PATTERN AT A CONFLICTING POS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED HE HAD JUST TAKEN OFF, CLBING STRAIGHT OUT TO STAY IN PATTERN, WHEN HE HEARD TFC RPT ON THE XWIND LEG. LOOKING TO HIS L FRONT, THE RPTR EXPECTED TO SEE THE TFC. NOT SEEING THE TFC AT THE RPTED LOCATION, THE RPTR CONTINUED HIS DEP CLB STRAIGHT AHEAD, DELAYING HIS TURN TO THE XWIND LEG WHILE LOOKING FOR THE TFC. AT THIS POINT THE CONFLICT OCCURRED. THE RPTR STATES THE RPTED TFC WAS ENTERING THE TFC PATTERN AT THIS POINT, INSTEAD OF AT THE RWY MIDPOINT. THE RPTR ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED HIS MISUSE OF 'UPWIND' AND 'UPWIND CLB' WHEN REFERRING TO 'DEP' AND 'DEP CLB.'

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.

A PA44 pilot took evasive action to avoid other traffic entering the pattern at a non standard location.