Small Aircraft; High Wing; 1 Eng; Fixed Gear
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120; Flight Crew Total 7452; Flight Crew Type 1562
Distraction; Confusion; Communication Breakdown; Situational Awareness
Conflict NMAC; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors
Upon departing the GRD airport off of Runway 09; we (instructor and student) flew straight out and departed the pattern to the east over Lake Greenwood at 2;500 FT. We performed several maneuvers and then turned to return to GRD. My student reported our position to be 6 miles out to the east descending to 1;430 FT to enter a 45 degree left downwind for Runway 9 GRD. Another pilot reported he was 7 miles north of the field and would be entering left traffic for Runway 9. The pilot asked for our current position and we reported abeam Runway 27 entering the left downwind for Runway 9. The other pilot then reported he would extend his upwind and enter the pattern behind us. Upon each of our position reports the other pilot responded with 'oakie dokie'. The other pilot reported abeam the end of Runway 9 on his downwind. I immediately responded that our aircraft was turning base for Runway 9 with a response from the other pilot of 'oakie dokie'. We then reported turning final for Runway 9 with a response from the other aircraft of 'oakie dokie'. We were in the flare for landing on Runway 9 when the other pilot's landing gear passed overhead about 30 FT above our glare shield and he landed about 200 FT in front of us. Post flight conversation revealed he never had us in sight and 'assumed' we were clear of the runway. Contributing factors were he had three children in the airplane with him distracting his attention. Also the aircraft is a low wing plane and our aircraft is high wing therefore inhibiting sight of one another. I do not want to get the other pilot in trouble but this was an incident that was very close to an accident do to his lack of vigilance.
An instructor with his student landing on GRD Runway 9 reported a near miss after another aircraft passed 30 FT overhead his aircraft which was in the landing flare.