PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Commercial
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150; Flight Crew Total 1031; Flight Crew Type 600
Communication Breakdown; Situational Awareness
Conflict NMAC
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors
While turning a left crosswind on an instructional flight for the active Runway 9 at FHB I heard a call asking if Runway 19 was the active runway for FHB. On the CTAF I stated 'no; Runway Niner is in use and we are now turning left downwind.' As I was talking I started scanning for any traffic seeing as how this was his first radio transmission and he did not state a position. As I looked at a heading of 360; which was now directly to our 3 o'clock; I saw a low wing aircraft approximately 500 ft to our right and slightly high. I immediately took controls form my student; pulled power to idle and push the nose over about 20 degrees. He then proceeded to cross through the departure course of Runway 9 and started a right turn to re-intercept the right downwind to Runway 9 parallel to our course. During this time I started to tell him about the situation he just caused and how simply making better radio calls and by having A LOT more situational awareness of your location to not only the airport but to the correct runway; could of easily solved the problem of a near mid-air collision and the probable deaths of all on board both aircraft.
PA28 instructor pilot reports taking evasive action at 800 feet AGL while turning downwind; to avoid a Bellanca entering the pattern on the crosswind. The Bellanca pilot had made one radio transmission enquiring about the active runway without stating his position.