Near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	135444
Time
Date	199001
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : azo
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 200 msl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : azo
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	135444
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac incursion : runway non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Kalamazoo airport (azo) was using runways 17-23 for takeoffs and lndgs. My aircraft, an small transport, was cleared to land 3-4 mi out on base and was asked to square my turn to final (no reason given). On a 1 1/2 - 2 mi final an aircraft was cleared for takeoff and another was to position and hold runway 23. I assumed the first aircraft was to depart runway 17 but did not see it. On short final 1/2 - 1/4 mi I saw an small aircraft positioning and continuing roll for takeoff on 23. I aborted landing and crossed over the other aircraft by 200' at the intersection of 17/23. I feel I was given a landing clearance too far out given the number of trainers that I later saw holding short of 23. The radio was very quiet on my initial call to the tower then became active with the trainers on 23. I feel the controller just forgot about runway 17 and was concentrating on 23.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC.

Narrative: KALAMAZOO ARPT (AZO) WAS USING RWYS 17-23 FOR TKOFS AND LNDGS. MY ACFT, AN SMT, WAS CLRED TO LAND 3-4 MI OUT ON BASE AND WAS ASKED TO SQUARE MY TURN TO FINAL (NO REASON GIVEN). ON A 1 1/2 - 2 MI FINAL AN ACFT WAS CLRED FOR TKOF AND ANOTHER WAS TO POSITION AND HOLD RWY 23. I ASSUMED THE FIRST ACFT WAS TO DEPART RWY 17 BUT DID NOT SEE IT. ON SHORT FINAL 1/2 - 1/4 MI I SAW AN SMA POSITIONING AND CONTINUING ROLL FOR TKOF ON 23. I ABORTED LNDG AND CROSSED OVER THE OTHER ACFT BY 200' AT THE INTXN OF 17/23. I FEEL I WAS GIVEN A LNDG CLRNC TOO FAR OUT GIVEN THE NUMBER OF TRAINERS THAT I LATER SAW HOLDING SHORT OF 23. THE RADIO WAS VERY QUIET ON MY INITIAL CALL TO THE TWR THEN BECAME ACTIVE WITH THE TRAINERS ON 23. I FEEL THE CTLR JUST FORGOT ABOUT RWY 17 AND WAS CONCENTRATING ON 23.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.