PA28 landing mlb is required to execute a 360 degree turn to avoid traffic.

Attributes
ACN	580190
Time
Date	200304
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mlb.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mlb.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : mlb.tower
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 220 flight time type : 220
ASRS Report	580190
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 400
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

My instructor and I were flying back to our home base to land. We called ATC about 5 NM to the south of the airport. We called in as xabaxx and the controller answered us as xabaxx. He instructed us to fly left base runway 27L and report over the causway. Prior to reaching causway, the controller was attempting to contact aircraft xaeexx. The controller attempted to get in touch with xaeexx 3 times with no response. At the same time an arrow, xffexx was on a left downwind for runway 27L. When we called the controller to report our position over the runway, he said that he was trying to contact us and that we said we were xaeexx, and we verified that we were xaeexx. At the same time, the arrow on downwind was on a collision course with our flight path. We decided that it would be best if we did a 360 degree turn to avoid the aircraft and have a safe separation. When we started to do our 360 degrees, the controller said that we could not do that, that we must fly northbound and follow the traffic. We came very close and we were placed in a very uncomfortable position. When we were back on the ground, we verified with other pilots in the pattern, who assured us that we made contact as xabaxx, not xaeexx.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 LNDG MLB IS REQUIRED TO EXECUTE A 360 DEG TURN TO AVOID TFC.

Narrative: MY INSTRUCTOR AND I WERE FLYING BACK TO OUR HOME BASE TO LAND. WE CALLED ATC ABOUT 5 NM TO THE S OF THE ARPT. WE CALLED IN AS XABAXX AND THE CTLR ANSWERED US AS XABAXX. HE INSTRUCTED US TO FLY L BASE RWY 27L AND RPT OVER THE CAUSWAY. PRIOR TO REACHING CAUSWAY, THE CTLR WAS ATTEMPTING TO CONTACT ACFT XAEEXX. THE CTLR ATTEMPTED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH XAEEXX 3 TIMES WITH NO RESPONSE. AT THE SAME TIME AN ARROW, XFFEXX WAS ON A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 27L. WHEN WE CALLED THE CTLR TO RPT OUR POS OVER THE RWY, HE SAID THAT HE WAS TRYING TO CONTACT US AND THAT WE SAID WE WERE XAEEXX, AND WE VERIFIED THAT WE WERE XAEEXX. AT THE SAME TIME, THE ARROW ON DOWNWIND WAS ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH OUR FLT PATH. WE DECIDED THAT IT WOULD BE BEST IF WE DID A 360 DEG TURN TO AVOID THE ACFT AND HAVE A SAFE SEPARATION. WHEN WE STARTED TO DO OUR 360 DEGS, THE CTLR SAID THAT WE COULD NOT DO THAT, THAT WE MUST FLY NBOUND AND FOLLOW THE TFC. WE CAME VERY CLOSE AND WE WERE PLACED IN A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE POS. WHEN WE WERE BACK ON THE GND, WE VERIFIED WITH OTHER PLTS IN THE PATTERN, WHO ASSURED US THAT WE MADE CONTACT AS XABAXX, NOT XAEEXX.

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.