SR20
Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Commercial
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100; Flight Crew Total 680; Flight Crew Type 400
Other / Unknown
Conflict NMAC; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance
Air Traffic Control Separated Traffic; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors
Me and my student were doing night landings. The traffic pattern was fairly busy as [the college] has many students doing training. We were told to follow traffic ahead on the downwind. Me and my student had the airplane in sight and reported it to tower. They cleared us for the option. The other aircraft involved was to follow us on the downwind. He reported us in sight and was also cleared for the option. When we were on final approach to the runway; tower tells the other aircraft to go around. I saw my student looking up a little bit and I look up and see the other aircraft that should've been following us about 100ft above us. I was able to talk with the other pilot and we could not work out how he ended up on top of me. Tower didn't not sound frantic or distressed about the event.
I had been cleared for final with traffic in sight upon reaching short final ATC advised me to go around and then proceed with a right traffic pattern I had no knowledge of the near miss until I was on the ground and the pilot of the other aircraft approached me and informed me of the situation ATC did not advise me of any near miss situation in the air
Two local flight school aircraft experienced a near mid air collision when the pilot of the trailing aircraft did not identify and follow the proceeding aircraft. ATC called for a go-around to separate the conflict.