Narrative:

I was in the traffic pattern to land on runway 26. The winds were from 170 degrees at 10 KTS. On final, I decided that the winds were stronger than expected and only did a low pass on runway 26. The lowest I went was about 20 ft. Then I did the go around, got to 300 ft and turned sbound to avoid class B airspace. Then on CTAF, I reported sbound from the field. I decided to enter an extended crosswind for runway 17 because the winds favored that runway. While sbound, I was still in a 70 KT climb, so the nose partially obstructed my vision directly in front of me. Upon reaching I-70 (1.5 mi south of runway 35), I began to turn left to track eastbound and enter an extended crosswind. At this time, I spotted a blue on white C172 directly in front of the direction I was going before I turned. The plane was about 1/4 - 1/2 mi out and around 200 ft below. I quickly increased my angle of bank to the left. The other plane turned to its left as well. We ended up with about a 200 ft vertical and 400 ft horizontal separation. During this time, I was constantly scanning for traffic. The reason I didn't spot the other aircraft sooner was due to my nose up attitude and the nose obstructing my view. Also, my position report should have been more specific. Now as I climb with the nose obstructing my view, I will make small turns so I can see what is in front of me. I believe this experience to be a lesson for me in the future and what I have learned from it will allow me to be a better pilot.

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Title: PLT OF C172 HAS NMAC WITH ANOTHER CESSNA AFTER AN ABORTED LNDG AND A GAR TO RE-ENTER THE TFC PATTERN TO ANOTHER RWY.

Narrative: I WAS IN THE TFC PATTERN TO LAND ON RWY 26. THE WINDS WERE FROM 170 DEGS AT 10 KTS. ON FINAL, I DECIDED THAT THE WINDS WERE STRONGER THAN EXPECTED AND ONLY DID A LOW PASS ON RWY 26. THE LOWEST I WENT WAS ABOUT 20 FT. THEN I DID THE GAR, GOT TO 300 FT AND TURNED SBOUND TO AVOID CLASS B AIRSPACE. THEN ON CTAF, I RPTED SBOUND FROM THE FIELD. I DECIDED TO ENTER AN EXTENDED XWIND FOR RWY 17 BECAUSE THE WINDS FAVORED THAT RWY. WHILE SBOUND, I WAS STILL IN A 70 KT CLB, SO THE NOSE PARTIALLY OBSTRUCTED MY VISION DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. UPON REACHING I-70 (1.5 MI S OF RWY 35), I BEGAN TO TURN L TO TRACK EBOUND AND ENTER AN EXTENDED XWIND. AT THIS TIME, I SPOTTED A BLUE ON WHITE C172 DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE DIRECTION I WAS GOING BEFORE I TURNED. THE PLANE WAS ABOUT 1/4 - 1/2 MI OUT AND AROUND 200 FT BELOW. I QUICKLY INCREASED MY ANGLE OF BANK TO THE L. THE OTHER PLANE TURNED TO ITS L AS WELL. WE ENDED UP WITH ABOUT A 200 FT VERT AND 400 FT HORIZ SEPARATION. DURING THIS TIME, I WAS CONSTANTLY SCANNING FOR TFC. THE REASON I DIDN'T SPOT THE OTHER ACFT SOONER WAS DUE TO MY NOSE UP ATTITUDE AND THE NOSE OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW. ALSO, MY POS RPT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE SPECIFIC. NOW AS I CLB WITH THE NOSE OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW, I WILL MAKE SMALL TURNS SO I CAN SEE WHAT IS IN FRONT OF ME. I BELIEVE THIS EXPERIENCE TO BE A LESSON FOR ME IN THE FUTURE AND WHAT I HAVE LEARNED FROM IT WILL ALLOW ME TO BE A BETTER PLT.

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.