C150 pilot and luscombe 8E pilot collided in the non controled airport traffic pattern.

Attributes
ACN	529421
Time
Date	200111
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 7s5.airport
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Observer/Luscombe
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 198 flight time type : 198
ASRS Report	529421
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 10700 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	529102
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical inflight encounter other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action none taken : detected after the fact none taken : insufficient time other
Consequence	other other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I entered the pattern at 7 and 5 from the 45 degree entry. On downwind, while looking at the wind sock, I noticed a luscombe taking off. We were the only aircraft in the pattern. I made all my radio announcements as usual. On final, a plane in the run-up area made a call to me to pull up, watch out. I looked to the left and the luscombe was right there. I was already pulling up and to the right. We made contact and the luscombe landed as I circled to land. The luscombe had minor damage to the right wing skin and I received a dent in my left wheel parts. The luscombe has no radio and did not see me enter the pattern and made a modified short pattern. I suspected the luscombe didn't have a radio because I had been listening to the frequency before my arrival. From now on, if I don't hear from an aircraft in the pattern, I am going to do a go around and get behind the aircraft. The cause of the incident was the luscombe had no communication radios and was flying a nonstandard pattern. Supplemental information from acn 529102: luscombe was on third approach for takeoff and lndgs at independence state airport. Luscombe is non electric and had no radio. Unaware of the C150 having entered pattern, luscombe was turning from base to final for runway 34 and collided with the cessna that was on a longer final. Damage was scuffed paint on left maintenance wheel fairing of cessna and dented leading edge skin on right wing of luscombe. Better visual scan on part of both pilots could have prevented this occurrence, and use of a handheld radio in the luscombe may have helped.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C150 PLT AND LUSCOMBE 8E PLT COLLIDED IN THE NON CTLED ARPT TFC PATTERN.

Narrative: I ENTERED THE PATTERN AT 7 AND 5 FROM THE 45 DEG ENTRY. ON DOWNWIND, WHILE LOOKING AT THE WIND SOCK, I NOTICED A LUSCOMBE TAKING OFF. WE WERE THE ONLY ACFT IN THE PATTERN. I MADE ALL MY RADIO ANNOUNCEMENTS AS USUAL. ON FINAL, A PLANE IN THE RUN-UP AREA MADE A CALL TO ME TO PULL UP, WATCH OUT. I LOOKED TO THE L AND THE LUSCOMBE WAS RIGHT THERE. I WAS ALREADY PULLING UP AND TO THE R. WE MADE CONTACT AND THE LUSCOMBE LANDED AS I CIRCLED TO LAND. THE LUSCOMBE HAD MINOR DAMAGE TO THE R WING SKIN AND I RECEIVED A DENT IN MY L WHEEL PARTS. THE LUSCOMBE HAS NO RADIO AND DID NOT SEE ME ENTER THE PATTERN AND MADE A MODIFIED SHORT PATTERN. I SUSPECTED THE LUSCOMBE DIDN'T HAVE A RADIO BECAUSE I HAD BEEN LISTENING TO THE FREQ BEFORE MY ARR. FROM NOW ON, IF I DON'T HEAR FROM AN ACFT IN THE PATTERN, I AM GOING TO DO A GAR AND GET BEHIND THE ACFT. THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT WAS THE LUSCOMBE HAD NO COM RADIOS AND WAS FLYING A NONSTANDARD PATTERN. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 529102: LUSCOMBE WAS ON THIRD APCH FOR TKOF AND LNDGS AT INDEPENDENCE STATE ARPT. LUSCOMBE IS NON ELECTRIC AND HAD NO RADIO. UNAWARE OF THE C150 HAVING ENTERED PATTERN, LUSCOMBE WAS TURNING FROM BASE TO FINAL FOR RWY 34 AND COLLIDED WITH THE CESSNA THAT WAS ON A LONGER FINAL. DAMAGE WAS SCUFFED PAINT ON L MAINT WHEEL FAIRING OF CESSNA AND DENTED LEADING EDGE SKIN ON R WING OF LUSCOMBE. BETTER VISUAL SCAN ON PART OF BOTH PLTS COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS OCCURRENCE, AND USE OF A HANDHELD RADIO IN THE LUSCOMBE MAY HAVE HELPED.

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.