Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240; Flight Crew Total 800
Communication Breakdown; Situational Awareness
Conflict Airborne Conflict; Conflict NMAC; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors
On final there was a near midair collision. We turned final and base without being cleared to land. Our radios had shut off and the pilot in command had thought he had heard a clearance to land; but he had not. A Cirrus in bound on a straight in final had to go around to avoid the collision.
C172 Flight Instructor reported a NMAC during final.