Narrative:

Student flew a non stabilized approach; resulting in a considerable bounce on touchdown. I indicated the need for a go around and the student initiated a go around. During the go around; the student placed the airplane in a nose-high; low airspeed situation; which was my primary concern for a moment. During this time; the student radioed the tower indicating our go around. The tower controller's response was '(aircraft 1 call sign); (unintelligible).' the unintelligible portion of the call was maybe 2 words at most; so I assume it was simply acknowledgment. As the student climbed through 800 ft MSL (600 ft AGL); he turned crosswind as is the standard procedure I teach. Established on crosswind and leveling at 1200 ft; tower radioed our flight; asking 'if we had the traffic turing downwind in sight.' prior to this; I did not know I was supposed to be looking for traffic. I responded (taking over radio responsibilities) that the traffic was not in sight. Immediately thereafter; I located the aircraft; a piper arrow with gear down; at my 1 O'clock position and same altitude; headed nearly head-on; with little relative motion. At time of location there was probably 500 ft separation. Immediately upon location; I assumed control of the airplane and entered a hard left bank to avoid the traffic. Pilot of opposing traffic made visual contact at approximately the same time and entered a hard left bank as well. Both the aircraft #2 pilot and myself reported traffic in sight and continued to maneuver to remain clear. As a result of maneuvering; aircraft 32 was on a close-in low left downwind; slightly behind our aircraft; and we were on a wide downwind at pattern altitude. At this point; tower advised us (in reprimand) that we were not supposed to turn crosswind until we had the traffic in sight. I could not recall receiving this instruction or the student reading back any such instruction; until we had already turned crosswind. Confusion continued; because as I understood it; (aircraft #2) was instructed to follow us to landing. Aircraft #2 responded something to the effect of 'I think aircraft #1 is out of our path now.' this did not make sense to me because aircraft #2 was in a better position for landing. Our flight did not receive any further instructions from tower as I can recall; and soon I watched as aircraft 32 turned base. As such; I extended downwind until I could get a call into tower to verify our landing sequence. I queried the tower; 'looks like aircraft #2 is going to be landing ahead of us.' the tower responded; 'affirmative aircraft #1; you are #2; following aircraft #2; cleared touch-and-go.'

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT HAVE AN NMAC IN THE PATTERN AT SBP.

Narrative: STUDENT FLEW A NON STABILIZED APCH; RESULTING IN A CONSIDERABLE BOUNCE ON TOUCHDOWN. I INDICATED THE NEED FOR A GAR AND THE STUDENT INITIATED A GAR. DURING THE GAR; THE STUDENT PLACED THE AIRPLANE IN A NOSE-HIGH; LOW AIRSPD SITUATION; WHICH WAS MY PRIMARY CONCERN FOR A MOMENT. DURING THIS TIME; THE STUDENT RADIOED THE TWR INDICATING OUR GAR. THE TWR CTLR'S RESPONSE WAS '(ACFT 1 CALL SIGN); (UNINTELLIGIBLE).' THE UNINTELLIGIBLE PORTION OF THE CALL WAS MAYBE 2 WORDS AT MOST; SO I ASSUME IT WAS SIMPLY ACKNOWLEDGMENT. AS THE STUDENT CLBED THROUGH 800 FT MSL (600 FT AGL); HE TURNED XWIND AS IS THE STANDARD PROC I TEACH. ESTABLISHED ON XWIND AND LEVELING AT 1200 FT; TWR RADIOED OUR FLT; ASKING 'IF WE HAD THE TFC TURING DOWNWIND IN SIGHT.' PRIOR TO THIS; I DID NOT KNOW I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE LOOKING FOR TFC. I RESPONDED (TAKING OVER RADIO RESPONSIBILITIES) THAT THE TFC WAS NOT IN SIGHT. IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER; I LOCATED THE ACFT; A PIPER ARROW WITH GEAR DOWN; AT MY 1 O'CLOCK POS AND SAME ALT; HEADED NEARLY HEAD-ON; WITH LITTLE RELATIVE MOTION. AT TIME OF LOCATION THERE WAS PROBABLY 500 FT SEPARATION. IMMEDIATELY UPON LOCATION; I ASSUMED CTL OF THE AIRPLANE AND ENTERED A HARD L BANK TO AVOID THE TFC. PLT OF OPPOSING TFC MADE VISUAL CONTACT AT APPROX THE SAME TIME AND ENTERED A HARD L BANK AS WELL. BOTH THE ACFT #2 PLT AND MYSELF RPTED TFC IN SIGHT AND CONTINUED TO MANEUVER TO REMAIN CLR. AS A RESULT OF MANEUVERING; ACFT 32 WAS ON A CLOSE-IN LOW L DOWNWIND; SLIGHTLY BEHIND OUR ACFT; AND WE WERE ON A WIDE DOWNWIND AT PATTERN ALT. AT THIS POINT; TWR ADVISED US (IN REPRIMAND) THAT WE WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO TURN XWIND UNTIL WE HAD THE TFC IN SIGHT. I COULD NOT RECALL RECEIVING THIS INSTRUCTION OR THE STUDENT READING BACK ANY SUCH INSTRUCTION; UNTIL WE HAD ALREADY TURNED XWIND. CONFUSION CONTINUED; BECAUSE AS I UNDERSTOOD IT; (ACFT #2) WAS INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW US TO LNDG. ACFT #2 RESPONDED SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF 'I THINK ACFT #1 IS OUT OF OUR PATH NOW.' THIS DID NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME BECAUSE ACFT #2 WAS IN A BETTER POS FOR LNDG. OUR FLT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS FROM TWR AS I CAN RECALL; AND SOON I WATCHED AS ACFT 32 TURNED BASE. AS SUCH; I EXTENDED DOWNWIND UNTIL I COULD GET A CALL INTO TWR TO VERIFY OUR LNDG SEQUENCE. I QUERIED THE TWR; 'LOOKS LIKE ACFT #2 IS GOING TO BE LNDG AHEAD OF US.' THE TWR RESPONDED; 'AFFIRMATIVE ACFT #1; YOU ARE #2; FOLLOWING ACFT #2; CLRED TOUCH-AND-GO.'

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.