Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 52; Flight Crew Total 190; Flight Crew Type 190
Situational Awareness
Conflict NMAC
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors
I was on final approach to Runway 25; aircraft in front of me was 100 feet AGL setting up to land on a street. The aircraft in front of me did not have the runway in sight; I started doing S turns to create space in between us. The aircraft realized he was not lined up with the runway and decided to go around; I then did a right 360 to prevent a midair collision. After completion of my 360 I made a straight in approach to land on Runway 25.
C-172 pilot experiences a NMAC during a visual approach to Runway 25 at MRI. The aircraft he was following in the pattern had lined up with a street and realized the mistake at low altitude causing the conflict.