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A C-180 pilot reported an near midair collision with a twin engine cessna while turning downwind in the pattern at cma. ATC had provided no traffic advisories prior to the event.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 986302 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201112 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | CMA.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 180 Skywagon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Twin Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 12 Flight Crew Total 26000 Flight Crew Type 325 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 400 Vertical 200 |
Narrative:
After completing a turn to the downwind leg at cma we observed a twin engined cessna pass 300 to 500 feet in front of us and approximately two hundred feet above us; [and] at a ninety degree course to our direction of flight. At no time were we informed that there might be traffic in our area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C-180 pilot reported an NMAC with a twin engine Cessna while turning downwind in the pattern at CMA. ATC had provided no traffic advisories prior to the event.
Narrative: After completing a turn to the downwind leg at CMA we observed a twin engined Cessna pass 300 to 500 feet in front of us and approximately two hundred feet above us; [and] at a ninety degree course to our direction of flight. At no time were we informed that there might be traffic in our area.
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.