C150 near miss at very low altitude on short final at CTAF airfield.

Attributes
ACN	631837
Time
Date	200409
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 65g.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl single value : 30
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
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cardinal 177/177RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 41 flight time total : 108 flight time type : 108
ASRS Report	631837
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around
Miss Distance	horizontal : 10 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

It was a VFR day. A fellow pilot and myself planned on going to fowlerville. We had to cross pontiac, mi (ptk) airport en route. The controller told us that fowlerville airport was very busy, already. 23 planes were in the landing pattern, with 5 more circling. While listening to the fowlerville frequency, there was continuous heterodyne squealing, voices, etc. I entered a long final behind a bi-plane. I heard planes in front of me announcing when they were over the power lines, so I did the same. I called my short final, added all my flaps and slowed to my landing speed. Just short of getting into my flare for landing, a plane appeared off my right wing, very close, at the same altitude. The plane shot ahead of me, and did a hard left turn, right in front of me. At this point, my aircraft encountered his slipstream and became difficult to control. I could not add power, as the other aircraft was directly in front of me, about 25-30 ft. Finally, he dipped below me. I added power and regained solid control of the aircraft. The other aircraft did land, but I could not find him once I landed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C150 NEAR MISS AT VERY LOW ALT ON SHORT FINAL AT CTAF AIRFIELD.

Narrative: IT WAS A VFR DAY. A FELLOW PLT AND MYSELF PLANNED ON GOING TO FOWLERVILLE. WE HAD TO CROSS PONTIAC, MI (PTK) ARPT ENRTE. THE CTLR TOLD US THAT FOWLERVILLE ARPT WAS VERY BUSY, ALREADY. 23 PLANES WERE IN THE LNDG PATTERN, WITH 5 MORE CIRCLING. WHILE LISTENING TO THE FOWLERVILLE FREQ, THERE WAS CONTINUOUS HETERODYNE SQUEALING, VOICES, ETC. I ENTERED A LONG FINAL BEHIND A BI-PLANE. I HEARD PLANES IN FRONT OF ME ANNOUNCING WHEN THEY WERE OVER THE PWR LINES, SO I DID THE SAME. I CALLED MY SHORT FINAL, ADDED ALL MY FLAPS AND SLOWED TO MY LNDG SPD. JUST SHORT OF GETTING INTO MY FLARE FOR LNDG, A PLANE APPEARED OFF MY R WING, VERY CLOSE, AT THE SAME ALT. THE PLANE SHOT AHEAD OF ME, AND DID A HARD L TURN, RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. AT THIS POINT, MY ACFT ENCOUNTERED HIS SLIPSTREAM AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO CTL. I COULD NOT ADD PWR, AS THE OTHER ACFT WAS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME, ABOUT 25-30 FT. FINALLY, HE DIPPED BELOW ME. I ADDED PWR AND REGAINED SOLID CTL OF THE ACFT. THE OTHER ACFT DID LAND, BUT I COULD NOT FIND HIM ONCE I LANDED.

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.