Small Aircraft; High Wing; 1 Eng; Fixed Gear
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100; Flight Crew Total 475; Flight Crew Type 430
Communication Breakdown; Situational Awareness
Conflict NMAC; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors
We are in Aircraft X they are in Aircraft Y. Aircraft X inbound on 45 to turn left downwind for Runway 36 at Auburn. Made a 3NM; 45 call to alert traffic of location. ADS-B in (ping) drops from iPad at 3NM. I stop maintaining SA (situational awareness) to fix it and regain traffic on my iPad. After looking up; I see Aircraft Y flying around 200ft - 500ft above us. Evasive action was not taken as the aircraft was straight ahead and 200ft above us flying in opposite direction and closure rate happened extremely quick. I alerted Aircraft Y to fly the departure leg longer before turning on course (in direction of 45 traffic to avoid this).
Flight Instructor reports a Near Mid Air collision in descent for landing.