Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50; Flight Crew Total 600; Flight Crew Type 500
Communication Breakdown; Confusion; Situational Awareness
Airspace Violation All Types; Conflict NMAC; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors
In traffic pattern with 2 other aircraft. RWY XX in use. A 3rd high wing joined pattern from either the 45 to downwind in front of me or straight in. Didn't see where they came from. I was downwind; #3 to land; with 2 on final. Strobes and ADSB on. I extended downwind for spacing and in doing so entered Class C for ZZZ1 briefly before turning base. On final; a C172 turned in front of me but was slightly above. I inquired on the freq 'Do you see me below you?' His response was 'you flew into ZZZ1 2 miles'. (It was actually about half a mile.) I told him I extended my downwind for spacing. His response was that 'you had options'. I am not sure what he meant by that. But evidently he insisted on flying a tight standard pattern regardless of other traffic.
Pilot flying RV7 aircraft reported near miss with C172 aircraft on final approach.