PA-23 Apache/Geronimo Apache
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 176; Flight Crew Total 1217; Flight Crew Type 45
Situational Awareness; Time Pressure; Workload; Communication Breakdown
Conflict NMAC; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors
I was on short final for XXR at ZZZ when an aircraft was lining up to land for the wrong runway; they were supposed to be making left traffic for XXL. The other aircraft was told to make a left turn to the northeast heading 040 by Tower. The aircraft makes a right turn which puts him on a head on course with my aircraft; requiring me to take the controls from the student and make evasive maneuvers; a diving right turn away from final coming within a couple hundred feet of the trees on final for XXR. Prior to and while entering the pattern. [Tower] had made multiple calls directing the other aircraft because he was not in the proper positions entering and flying the traffic pattern. I was on alert to locate the traffic prior to entering the and in the pattern. Just after turning final I had the other aircraft in sight. This is when the Controller radioed the other aircraft to make the turn to 040 because he was in conflict with me. Luckily I already had him insight and was able to maneuver to avoid them.
PA23 flight instructor reported NMAC with an aircraft on a head-on course in the pattern.