C172 landing mqy encounters conflict with other pattern traffic.

Attributes
ACN	596372
Time
Date	200310
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mqy.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bna.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bna.tracon
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern arrival : vfr
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	596372
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was between the above radials and distance from bna when I was instructed by ATC (local departure) to follow the aircraft from our right to mqy. Mqy was VFR and landing runway 32. I continued to follow the aircraft to the airport. The aircraft entered the traffic pattern on a right base for runway 32. I then reported that I planned to follow the aircraft on right base. No one had made any radio calls until ours. An aircraft then called left base for runway 32. The aircraft on left base proceeded to shouting on left base over the radio about FARS and yelling at the aircraft on right base who was now turning final. The 2 aircraft continued to argue. No other aircraft could notify their position in the traffic pattern. Due to the radio congestion of the radio, I changed my position to enter final approach approximately 4 NM. An MU2 jumped inbtwn the chatter to report a 3 NM final on the ILS runway 32. I then reported that I planned to enter a 4 NM final for runway 32 behind the MU2. No one was injured. I was writing this because of the radio call I made to enter a right base in a class G airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 LNDG MQY ENCOUNTERS CONFLICT WITH OTHER PATTERN TFC.

Narrative: I WAS BTWN THE ABOVE RADIALS AND DISTANCE FROM BNA WHEN I WAS INSTRUCTED BY ATC (LCL DEP) TO FOLLOW THE ACFT FROM OUR R TO MQY. MQY WAS VFR AND LNDG RWY 32. I CONTINUED TO FOLLOW THE ACFT TO THE ARPT. THE ACFT ENTERED THE TFC PATTERN ON A R BASE FOR RWY 32. I THEN RPTED THAT I PLANNED TO FOLLOW THE ACFT ON R BASE. NO ONE HAD MADE ANY RADIO CALLS UNTIL OURS. AN ACFT THEN CALLED L BASE FOR RWY 32. THE ACFT ON L BASE PROCEEDED TO SHOUTING ON L BASE OVER THE RADIO ABOUT FARS AND YELLING AT THE ACFT ON R BASE WHO WAS NOW TURNING FINAL. THE 2 ACFT CONTINUED TO ARGUE. NO OTHER ACFT COULD NOTIFY THEIR POS IN THE TFC PATTERN. DUE TO THE RADIO CONGESTION OF THE RADIO, I CHANGED MY POS TO ENTER FINAL APCH APPROX 4 NM. AN MU2 JUMPED INBTWN THE CHATTER TO RPT A 3 NM FINAL ON THE ILS RWY 32. I THEN RPTED THAT I PLANNED TO ENTER A 4 NM FINAL FOR RWY 32 BEHIND THE MU2. NO ONE WAS INJURED. I WAS WRITING THIS BECAUSE OF THE RADIO CALL I MADE TO ENTER A R BASE IN A CLASS G ARPT.

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.