NMAC BTWN A T28A TRAINING FLT AND AN ARRIVING BE30 ENTERING DOWNWIND ON A NON STANDARD ENTRY LEG AT CXP; NV.

Date: 2003-03 · Aircraft: Trojan (T28) · Phase: approach

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Synopsis

NMAC BTWN A T28A TRAINING FLT AND AN ARRIVING BE30 ENTERING DOWNWIND ON A NON STANDARD ENTRY LEG AT CXP; NV.

Narrative

AFTER TOUCHDOWN; DURING TOUCH-AND-GO WITH STUDENT; I HEARD A KING AIR CALL 8 MI TO THE N; AND WILL 'BE ENTERING THE DOWNWIND FOR RWY 27 CRESCENT CITY.' MY STUDENT CALLED 'TAIL NUMBER; DEPARTING 27 CARSON; L TFC; WE WILL BE IN THE PATTERN FOR RWY 27.' ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER; I HEARD THE KING AIR SAY HE 'WILL BE ENTERING THE DOWNWIND FOR RWY 27 ON THE 45 DEG ENTRY.' I THEN FELT I KNEW WHERE HE WOULD BE COMING FROM AND OK'ED MY STUDENT TO TURN XWIND. HE MADE THE CALL; 'ACFT NUMBER IS ON THE XWIND RWY 27 CARSON CITY.' WE WERE LOOKING FOR THE TFC OFF OUR L; WHICH IS WHERE THE 45 DEG TO THE DOWNWIND IS. WE TURNED DOWNWIND AND MADE THE CALL ESTABLISHED ON THE DOWNWIND; RWY 27 CARSON CITY. LEVEL OFF AT PATTERN ALT; I HEARD THE KING AIR CALL 'ENTERING THE DOWNWIND; CARSON.' I THEN OBSERVED HIM FLY ABOUT 200-300 FT ABOVE US FROM OUR L 7 O'CLOCK POS. NOT WHERE HE SAID HE WOULD BE. HE FLEW OUT TO OUR R; IE; WIDE DOWNWIND; AND I ASKED MY STUDENT TO ASK IF HE SAW US AT HIS L 9 O'CLOCK POS. ONLY THEN DID HE SAY 'OH; THERE YOU ARE.' I TALKED WITH THE PLT AFTER LNDG. HE ADMITTED IT WAS HIS FAULT; AND HE HAD MADE THE ERROR.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.