Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 80; Flight Crew Total 400; Flight Crew Type 250
Communication Breakdown; Situational Awareness
Conflict NMAC; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors
We were doing traffic pattern work and making radio calls in the pattern. After a go-around; we turned into the crosswind after calling the go-around on CTAF. After we turned crosswind for runway 15; we noticed a high-wing plane on the 45 entry; basically on the downwind at that point. No radio calls were made by that aircraft. As I made another radio call; that aircraft called on the downwind for rwy 15. I had to take evasive action to avoid him; and rejoin the pattern. Both aircraft exchanged radio transmissions regarding the incident. That pilot seemed to simply ignore the fact that other planes were in the pattern; refusing to give way to my aircraft; which was already in the pattern. He claims that since some pilots don't use radios that I should keep an eye out for other airplanes. He did have a radio; and chose not to use it appropriately; and chose not to give way to aircraft in the pattern; despite him having the better perspective coming from outside and presumably monitoring the frequency for my transmissions.
C172 reported an NMAC with another high wing aircraft in the pattern at S36.