A pilot reported a near miss with a BE35 that had entered the pattern from an extended left base and...

Attributes
ACN	845031
Time
Date	200907
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	FME.Airport
State Reference	MD
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Bonanza 35
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Instructor Trainee
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant
Experience	Air Traffic Control Military 20 Air Traffic Control Non Radar 5 Air Traffic Control Radar 5 Air Traffic Control Supervisory 15 Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 1250 Flight Crew Type 750
Events
Anomaly	Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Miss Distance	Horizontal 300 Vertical 300

Narrative:

As I turned downwind for runway 28 at fme I stated my position on CTAF. While flying pattern midfield to runway 28; a bonanza called tipton traffic and stated they were on an extended base leg for runway 28 and to please advise if there was any traffic in the local area. I stated I was abeam runway 28 and flying downwind. The other pilot stated they did not have us in sight. After a few moments I was unable to find the traffic on extended base leg for runway 28. The baltimore class bravo is from the surface to 10;000 ft a few miles away from runway 28. After looking for the traffic; and to prevent entering the class B airspace I turned base leg for runway 28. On base leg the bonanza stated they were on final at 1200 ft. Halfway through the base leg I saw the other aircraft on a 2-3 mile final for the approach to runway 28. My altitude was 700 ft MSL and both aircraft were on a course that needed attention to prevent a possible mishap. Due to the close proximity of both aircraft and the class B airspace I was unable to maneuver away from the bonanza except to turn final. I asked the other pilot if he was going to cut in front of our aircraft? He stated he would do a 360 on final for spacing and be number two for the approach. Both aircraft landed uneventfully. The bonanza did not enter the VFR traffic pattern as the far/aim recommends. If they entered on the 45; downwind; base and final; the situation would most likely have been better. I have personally seen aircraft converging on final to runway 28 (fme) a few times and believe this to be a possible safety hazard. Mainly due to the class B airspace distance to the surface; pilots not entering the traffic pattern as the aim recommends and number of training aircraft based at fme.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A pilot reported a near miss with a BE35 that had entered the pattern from an extended left base and made a 360 degree turn on final to avoid his C172 that was making a visual approach to Runway 28 at FME from the traffic pattern.

Narrative: AS I turned downwind for Runway 28 at FME I stated my position on CTAF. While flying pattern midfield to Runway 28; a Bonanza called Tipton traffic and stated they were on an extended base leg for Runway 28 and to please advise if there was any traffic in the local area. I stated I was abeam Runway 28 and flying downwind. The other pilot stated they did not have us in sight. After a few moments I was unable to find the traffic on extended base leg for Runway 28. The Baltimore Class Bravo is from the surface to 10;000 FT a few miles away from Runway 28. After looking for the traffic; and to prevent entering the Class B airspace I turned base leg for Runway 28. On base leg the Bonanza stated they were on final at 1200 FT. Halfway through the base leg I saw the other aircraft on a 2-3 mile final for the approach to Runway 28. My altitude was 700 FT MSL and both aircraft were on a course that needed attention to prevent a possible mishap. Due to the close proximity of both aircraft and the Class B airspace I was unable to maneuver away from the Bonanza except to turn final. I asked the other pilot if he was going to cut in front of our aircraft? He stated he would do a 360 on final for spacing and be number two for the approach. Both aircraft landed uneventfully. The Bonanza did not enter the VFR traffic pattern as the FAR/AIM recommends. If they entered on the 45; downwind; base and final; the situation would most likely have been better. I have personally seen aircraft converging on final to Runway 28 (FME) a few times and believe this to be a possible safety hazard. Mainly due to the Class B airspace distance to the surface; pilots not entering the traffic pattern as the AIM recommends and number of training aircraft based at FME.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

A pilot reported a near miss with a BE35 that had entered the pattern from an extended left base and made a 360 degree turn on final to avoid his C172 that was making a visual approach to runway 28 at fme from the traffic pattern.