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Attributes | |
ACN | 623411 |
Time | |
Date | 200406 |
Day | Tue |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : mri.airport |
State Reference | AK |
Altitude | msl single value : 700 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : mri.tower |
Operator | general aviation : instructional |
Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : touch and go |
Flight Plan | None |
Aircraft 2 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : mri.tower |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Experimental |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 300 flight time type : 300 |
ASRS Report | 623411 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
Independent Detector | other controllera |
Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 10 vertical : 300 |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On short final to runway 24 at pamr, the traffic behind me in the pattern advised ATC of 2 aircraft entering the pattern/airspace. To the best of my knowledge, no prior communication was made between the 2 aircraft and ATC. The aircraft behind me was instructed to make an evasive 360 degree turn. I continued with a touch-and-go, and the 2 experimental aircraft were instructed to follow along side runway 24 and enter a left downwind for runway 33. I was instructed to extend my climb out for spacing and, upon my turning crosswind to downwind, I was further instructed to climb, if able, another 300 ft (this would bring me well above pattern altitude) and turn to the right. At this moment the first airplane crossed my flight path just ahead and directly below, followed immediately by the second airplane which crossed directly below me. I believe that an unfamiliarity with the airspace and a lack of pilotage and no use of reporting points contributed to this incident. The merril controller did an excellent job of handling the situation, although I think it may have been more appropriate for me to turn an earlier crosswind to avoid their flight paths entirely rather than extending and crossing it twice.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172RG LOW-TIME SINGLE PLT, IN THE PATTERN, AT PAMR EXPERIENCED AN NMAC WITH 2 ACFT AFTER HE FAILED TO EXTEND HIS CLBOUT AS REQUESTED BY TWR.
Narrative: ON SHORT FINAL TO RWY 24 AT PAMR, THE TFC BEHIND ME IN THE PATTERN ADVISED ATC OF 2 ACFT ENTERING THE PATTERN/AIRSPACE. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, NO PRIOR COM WAS MADE BTWN THE 2 ACFT AND ATC. THE ACFT BEHIND ME WAS INSTRUCTED TO MAKE AN EVASIVE 360 DEG TURN. I CONTINUED WITH A TOUCH-AND-GO, AND THE 2 EXPERIMENTAL ACFT WERE INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW ALONG SIDE RWY 24 AND ENTER A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 33. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO EXTEND MY CLBOUT FOR SPACING AND, UPON MY TURNING XWIND TO DOWNWIND, I WAS FURTHER INSTRUCTED TO CLB, IF ABLE, ANOTHER 300 FT (THIS WOULD BRING ME WELL ABOVE PATTERN ALT) AND TURN TO THE R. AT THIS MOMENT THE FIRST AIRPLANE CROSSED MY FLT PATH JUST AHEAD AND DIRECTLY BELOW, FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY THE SECOND AIRPLANE WHICH CROSSED DIRECTLY BELOW ME. I BELIEVE THAT AN UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRSPACE AND A LACK OF PILOTAGE AND NO USE OF RPTING POINTS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS INCIDENT. THE MERRIL CTLR DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF HANDLING THE SIT, ALTHOUGH I THINK IT MAY HAVE BEEN MORE APPROPRIATE FOR ME TO TURN AN EARLIER XWIND TO AVOID THEIR FLT PATHS ENTIRELY RATHER THAN EXTENDING AND XING IT TWICE.
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.