<< >> NASA ASRS Report 120291, August 1989

Flight crew of small transport had near midair collision with small aircraft on short final to ptk airport.

Attributes
ACN	120291
Time
Date	198908
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ptk
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ptk
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 2750 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	120291
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was cleared for a visual approach to 27L, the tower requested a tight pattern. On short final, I observed another aircraft at 1 O'clock about 100' above me and headed directly toward me. I made a sharp, descending right turn. The tower said they had advised us of the traffic, however, the other pilot with me and I, had not heard any such advisory and we definitely had not acknowledged it. After landing, I called the tower and was told the other aircraft was supposed to land on 27R but had overshot the 27R centerline by approximately 700' and that the tower controller was a trainee. I feel that the trainee should have been more carefully supervised and the traffic was not properly spaced when taking into consideration the distance between 27R and 27L. Also, the other aircraft should have been advised that he was overshooting the centerline of his assigned runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF SMT HAD NMAC WITH SMA ON SHORT FINAL TO PTK ARPT.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO 27L, THE TWR REQUESTED A TIGHT PATTERN. ON SHORT FINAL, I OBSERVED ANOTHER ACFT AT 1 O'CLOCK ABOUT 100' ABOVE ME AND HEADED DIRECTLY TOWARD ME. I MADE A SHARP, DESCENDING RIGHT TURN. THE TWR SAID THEY HAD ADVISED US OF THE TFC, HOWEVER, THE OTHER PLT WITH ME AND I, HAD NOT HEARD ANY SUCH ADVISORY AND WE DEFINITELY HAD NOT ACKNOWLEDGED IT. AFTER LNDG, I CALLED THE TWR AND WAS TOLD THE OTHER ACFT WAS SUPPOSED TO LAND ON 27R BUT HAD OVERSHOT THE 27R CENTERLINE BY APPROX 700' AND THAT THE TWR CTLR WAS A TRAINEE. I FEEL THAT THE TRAINEE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE CAREFULLY SUPERVISED AND THE TFC WAS NOT PROPERLY SPACED WHEN TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE DISTANCE BETWEEN 27R AND 27L. ALSO, THE OTHER ACFT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT HE WAS OVERSHOOTING THE CENTERLINE OF HIS ASSIGNED RWY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.