Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 300; Flight Crew Total 1000
Situational Awareness; Communication Breakdown
Conflict NMAC; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; Flight Crew Executed Go Around / Missed Approach
Airport; Human Factors
My student and I were making a visual approach into P08; an un-towered airport. We sequenced into the traffic pattern with three other aircraft and a King Air circling to land off of a practice instrument approach. The king air made one radio call announcing that he was circling to land and would sequence behind all of the traffic already in the pattern. As we were stabilizing on the base turn of the pattern; we looked up and saw the king air; on a very short and low downwind approximately within 100 feet off our wing. We broke off the approach and began climbing and turning away.
Reporter stated they had just completed their base turn in left traffic for Runway 5 and were established on base when the near midair collision occurred. They were at approximately 500 feet AGL. One or two other aircraft were behind the reporter's aircraft in the traffic pattern. The King Air was accomplishing a practice GPS approach to Runway 23 and in the process of circling north of the airport for left traffic to Runway 5. The King Air had made their last radio call when the King Air had begun the circling portion of their approach. The King Air flew a 'downwind' portion of their pattern that was inside the normal downwind pattern for the airport. The King Air was on the 'downwind' portion of its approach when it was first seen by the reporter at the reporter's 9 - 10 o'clock position at the same altitude with about 200 to 300 feet separation. The reporter took evasive action and climbed; and the King Air passed directly behind the reporter's aircraft. The King Air exited the local area without further pattern work or communication.
C172 Instructor reported a Near Midair Collision at a non-towered airport.