Pilot Examiner reported a NMAC with another aircraft on takeoff climb during a check ride with a student pilot.
Synopsis
Pilot Examiner reported a NMAC with another aircraft on takeoff climb during a check ride with a student pilot.
Narrative
As a DPE I was conducting a private pilot FAA check ride in a Cessna 172-S model doing a simulated emergency landing and then a go around on Runway XXR at ZZZ on up wind at approximately 700 feet the tower stated that Aircraft Y you are drifting to the left. As I looked out the front window I saw a Cessna 172 directly in front of me at approximately 300 feet. I immediately took the controls and turned right. I then checked my plane's position as being on a right crosswind well right of the upwind leg. It appeared that the other Cessna had veered into the upwind leg of XXR initially on the upwind leg of XXL instead of our aircraft drifting left of centerline on upwind.I talked with the CFI in the other plane after landing and he stated he was dead on the centerline of XXL on upwind. I also thought I was dead on the upwind leg for XXR and after making the right turn could see that it appeared that I was in the proper position. The tower did not request that either plane contact the tower after the incident. I attempted to see our flight track on Flight Aware but it did not record the flight for unknown reasons. Conclusion I fly on almost a daily basis; use Foreflight for traffic; etc and I believe I am aware of my surroundings. It appears I did not watch my situational awareness close enough to put me in this predicament regardless of who drifted. The distance between us could have been more than 300 feet but that is my best guess estimate.
Second reporter narrative
I was providing flight training to a CFI applicant. We were doing touch and goes on Runway XXL at ZZZ. Another C-172 was also doing touch and goes on parallel Runway XXR. We were on upwind of Runway XXL; and the other aircraft was on upwind from Runway XXR. The tower controller told the other aircraft that they were drifting to the left and to correct back to the right. The pilot of the other aircraft said it was the other aircraft (us) that had drifted to the right. I looked behind out of the rear window and saw that we were in fact still tracking straight out on centerline of XXL.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.