2007-08 · NASA ASRS report 749394
A C172 AT BXK HAD AN NMAC WITH AN ARCHER.
ENTERING BXK TFC PATTERN. WE MADE 2 CALLS OF 5 MI OUT AND ALSO A 3 MI 45 DEG ENTRY FOR R TFC RWY 17. NOTICED TFC ON XWIND; MADE A 3RD CALL SAYING THAT WE WERE 'ENTERING DOWNWIND HAVE TFC ON XWIND IN SIGHT.' ARCHER MADE CALL SAYING 'TURNING DOWNWIND.' WE MADE A 4TH CALL SAYING THAT WE WERE IN FRONT OF AND L OF TFC TURNING DOWNWIND. THEY CONTINUED TURNING INTO US. (OUR ACFT IS A 1960 C172 -- VERY SLOW.) THEY CONTINUED CLBING DIRECTLY TOWARD US. WE DID A SHARP CLBING L TURN AND TFC PASSED BELOW AND TO THE R. I AM CURRENTLY INSTRUCTING AT THE BUCKEYE ARPT AND HAVE BEEN FOR OVER A YR. WE HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE IMPROPER ARPT ENTRIES AND NEAR MISSES. THE STUDENTS FROM TRAINING COMPANY X HAVE AN EXTREME LANGUAGE BARRIER AND VERY LOW KNOWLEDGE BASIS. WE HAVE SEEN STUDENTS HAVE ENG FIRES ON THE RAMP AND THEY ARE ALWAYS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING THEIR ACFT. IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR ONE OF THE PLTS FROM BXK TO TROUBLESHOOT THEIR AIRPLANES SO THAT THEY CAN START THEM. THESE STUDENTS HAVE CONSISTENTLY SHOWN THAT THEY ARE NOT BEING TRAINED TO THE STANDARDS THAT THE FAA HAS ESTABLISHED AND THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE ACCIDENTS IF UNCHKED.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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