C172 pilot has a conflict with another aircraft at bvi.

Attributes
ACN	716234
Time
Date	200611
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bvi.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 2253
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bvi.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : bvi.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 115 flight time total : 471 flight time type : 0
ASRS Report	716234
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was in a cessna 172RG taking a standardization ride for the flight school I work for. I was with the chief pilot; who is also an FAA examiner. We took off from runway 28; at the beaver county airport as instructed by ATC. We were told to make left traffic; which we did. We turned crosswind as normal; then began to turn a left downwind. A mooney was instructed to follow the cessna (us) turning left downwind. He was coming out of the southwest; on the visual approach into beaver county airport. Soon after this instruction; the mooney took a dive under us. He overtook us in the pattern and in doing so; there was almost a midair collision. We never saw him; and he never saw us until the last min. He was given instructions to follow us; but since he never saw us; he ended up overtaking us. I am not sure of the reason we didn't see him. It could have simply been our high wings blocked our view of him. After the incident we got together with the supervisor in the tower and the pilot of the mooney claimed to be at 2400 ft which is above the typical pattern altitude. Also; one of the controllers said he was going very fast on the visual. This is partly because of the tailwind coming out of the west. I feel the incident was not our fault. We did everything we were instructed to do by ATC. We were looking outside for other traffic; but never saw the mooney. He was instructed to follow us; but he didn't and overtook us. On the radio he told ATC that he was now #1. We then followed behind him.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT HAS A CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER ACFT AT BVI.

Narrative: I WAS IN A CESSNA 172RG TAKING A STANDARDIZATION RIDE FOR THE FLT SCHOOL I WORK FOR. I WAS WITH THE CHIEF PLT; WHO IS ALSO AN FAA EXAMINER. WE TOOK OFF FROM RWY 28; AT THE BEAVER COUNTY ARPT AS INSTRUCTED BY ATC. WE WERE TOLD TO MAKE L TFC; WHICH WE DID. WE TURNED XWIND AS NORMAL; THEN BEGAN TO TURN A L DOWNWIND. A MOONEY WAS INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW THE CESSNA (US) TURNING L DOWNWIND. HE WAS COMING OUT OF THE SW; ON THE VISUAL APCH INTO BEAVER COUNTY ARPT. SOON AFTER THIS INSTRUCTION; THE MOONEY TOOK A DIVE UNDER US. HE OVERTOOK US IN THE PATTERN AND IN DOING SO; THERE WAS ALMOST A MIDAIR COLLISION. WE NEVER SAW HIM; AND HE NEVER SAW US UNTIL THE LAST MIN. HE WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW US; BUT SINCE HE NEVER SAW US; HE ENDED UP OVERTAKING US. I AM NOT SURE OF THE REASON WE DIDN'T SEE HIM. IT COULD HAVE SIMPLY BEEN OUR HIGH WINGS BLOCKED OUR VIEW OF HIM. AFTER THE INCIDENT WE GOT TOGETHER WITH THE SUPVR IN THE TWR AND THE PLT OF THE MOONEY CLAIMED TO BE AT 2400 FT WHICH IS ABOVE THE TYPICAL PATTERN ALT. ALSO; ONE OF THE CTLRS SAID HE WAS GOING VERY FAST ON THE VISUAL. THIS IS PARTLY BECAUSE OF THE TAILWIND COMING OUT OF THE W. I FEEL THE INCIDENT WAS NOT OUR FAULT. WE DID EVERYTHING WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO DO BY ATC. WE WERE LOOKING OUTSIDE FOR OTHER TFC; BUT NEVER SAW THE MOONEY. HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW US; BUT HE DIDN'T AND OVERTOOK US. ON THE RADIO HE TOLD ATC THAT HE WAS NOW #1. WE THEN FOLLOWED BEHIND HIM.

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.