Narrative:

While approaching the pattern at natchez (hez) I had an near midair collision with another skylane in the pattern. I had been handed off by ZHU approximately 20 NM southeast of the field; and planned to enter left downwind for runway 18. I called from 10 mi; 'natchez traffic; skylane X; 10 mi southeast; left traffic for runway 18; full stop; natchez.' there was no response and I confirmed I was on frequency and did a squelch check on the radio. At perhaps 5 mi; I called again with the same and also had no response. At perhaps 1 mi; I called that I was on a 45 degree entry for the left downwind for runway 18; also without response. Just as I was about to turn to intercept the downwind; I saw another skylane at my altitude on the downwind for runway 18 and I expect less than 200 ft away; converging from my left. I dove and banked right sharply to avoid him; leveled off; then turned left to the south directly over runway 18 and began climbing back to pattern altitude. After the maneuver; I could no longer see the airplane. I called 'skylane in the pattern; do you have me over the field?' and heard no response. I repeated the call and asked if he could see me over the runway. He replied 'I see you now!' I asked why he was not using his radio today; to which he did not reply. I returned to the left downwind leg to follow the skylane who had not deviated from the downwind and landed without incident. I was greeted on the ground by linemen who had heard the exchange and said the same local pilot had been in an near midair collision earlier that week for not communicating; requiring another airplane to abort during takeoff roll. I spoke with the pilot; a cfii who had been instructing touch-and-goes at the time; who confirmed he was on frequency but had not been attentive to my calls; and felt he had done nothing wrong since the crash fire rescue equipment's do not require use of the radio. Indeed; per the crash fire rescue equipment's no radio is required for these operations; and I should have done a better scan for traffic in blind spots while approaching the pattern. However; I think that it is equally important that any pilot in the pattern with a radio listen attentively and respond to approaching traffic.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C182 PLT RPTS AN NMAC IN THE HEZ TFC PATTERN WITH ANOTHER C182 PLTED BY A CFII NOT ATTENTIVE TO LCL TFC PATTERN CALLS.

Narrative: WHILE APCHING THE PATTERN AT NATCHEZ (HEZ) I HAD AN NMAC WITH ANOTHER SKYLANE IN THE PATTERN. I HAD BEEN HANDED OFF BY ZHU APPROX 20 NM SE OF THE FIELD; AND PLANNED TO ENTER L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 18. I CALLED FROM 10 MI; 'NATCHEZ TFC; SKYLANE X; 10 MI SE; L TFC FOR RWY 18; FULL STOP; NATCHEZ.' THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AND I CONFIRMED I WAS ON FREQ AND DID A SQUELCH CHK ON THE RADIO. AT PERHAPS 5 MI; I CALLED AGAIN WITH THE SAME AND ALSO HAD NO RESPONSE. AT PERHAPS 1 MI; I CALLED THAT I WAS ON A 45 DEG ENTRY FOR THE L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 18; ALSO WITHOUT RESPONSE. JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO TURN TO INTERCEPT THE DOWNWIND; I SAW ANOTHER SKYLANE AT MY ALT ON THE DOWNWIND FOR RWY 18 AND I EXPECT LESS THAN 200 FT AWAY; CONVERGING FROM MY L. I DOVE AND BANKED R SHARPLY TO AVOID HIM; LEVELED OFF; THEN TURNED L TO THE S DIRECTLY OVER RWY 18 AND BEGAN CLBING BACK TO PATTERN ALT. AFTER THE MANEUVER; I COULD NO LONGER SEE THE AIRPLANE. I CALLED 'SKYLANE IN THE PATTERN; DO YOU HAVE ME OVER THE FIELD?' AND HEARD NO RESPONSE. I REPEATED THE CALL AND ASKED IF HE COULD SEE ME OVER THE RWY. HE REPLIED 'I SEE YOU NOW!' I ASKED WHY HE WAS NOT USING HIS RADIO TODAY; TO WHICH HE DID NOT REPLY. I RETURNED TO THE L DOWNWIND LEG TO FOLLOW THE SKYLANE WHO HAD NOT DEVIATED FROM THE DOWNWIND AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. I WAS GREETED ON THE GND BY LINEMEN WHO HAD HEARD THE EXCHANGE AND SAID THE SAME LCL PLT HAD BEEN IN AN NMAC EARLIER THAT WK FOR NOT COMMUNICATING; REQUIRING ANOTHER AIRPLANE TO ABORT DURING TKOF ROLL. I SPOKE WITH THE PLT; A CFII WHO HAD BEEN INSTRUCTING TOUCH-AND-GOES AT THE TIME; WHO CONFIRMED HE WAS ON FREQ BUT HAD NOT BEEN ATTENTIVE TO MY CALLS; AND FELT HE HAD DONE NOTHING WRONG SINCE THE CFR'S DO NOT REQUIRE USE OF THE RADIO. INDEED; PER THE CFR'S NO RADIO IS REQUIRED FOR THESE OPS; AND I SHOULD HAVE DONE A BETTER SCAN FOR TFC IN BLIND SPOTS WHILE APCHING THE PATTERN. HOWEVER; I THINK THAT IT IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT THAT ANY PLT IN THE PATTERN WITH A RADIO LISTEN ATTENTIVELY AND RESPOND TO APCHING TFC.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.