PA-23-250 Aztec
Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 80; Flight Crew Total 1300; Flight Crew Type 20
Communication Breakdown; Human-Machine Interface; Situational Awareness; Training / Qualification; Confusion
Conflict NMAC; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors; Procedure
A training flight was conducted to ZZZ. We entered on a 45 to left downwind for runway XX at ZZZ. Heard a call that there was an aircraft 6 mile final just before we entered the downwind. We kept it in mind; but in the process of trying to configure to land; we forgot to look out for him. Upon turning base; we saw him on final directly 12 o clock ahead of us about 150ft above us and about 200ft lateral. We immediately turned right and exited the pattern to come back in for a 45 to a left downwind again. We heard a call that the aircraft on final is going around and offset to the right to rejoin the downwind again. We called and said we were rejoining the pattern again. We ended up rejoining and following traffic on base and came in for a full stop.We did not have traffic alert or traffic displayed because we only had ADS-B out. There was definitely lack of awareness and some complacency on our part. We will be extra vigilant from now on to look out for traffic and keep separation in the pattern.
Instructor Pilot reported loss of situational awareness led to a near mid air collision when another aircraft that had announced their intentions and was encountered.