Narrative:

2 FBO small aircraft were executing the VOR runway 11 approach at the same time. Both aircraft were executing the approach in VFR conditions west/O IFR sep and west/O radar. Both aircraft wound up at the DME arc at the same time, resulting in a near miss (within 50' vertical sep). Tower did not advise aircraft position to either aircraft. Incident could have been prevented if tower had radar. Supplemental information from acn 153814: as we turned on 10 DME arc another aircraft reported on the arc. I immediately executed a climbing right turn and got off the arc. Could have been avoided if we had radar. Very busy airport with high intensity flight training!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX 2 GA SMA TRAINING ACFT STARTING A DME ARC APCH TO PRC.

Narrative: 2 FBO SMA WERE EXECUTING THE VOR RWY 11 APCH AT THE SAME TIME. BOTH ACFT WERE EXECUTING THE APCH IN VFR CONDITIONS W/O IFR SEP AND W/O RADAR. BOTH ACFT WOUND UP AT THE DME ARC AT THE SAME TIME, RESULTING IN A NEAR MISS (WITHIN 50' VERT SEP). TWR DID NOT ADVISE ACFT POS TO EITHER ACFT. INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF TWR HAD RADAR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 153814: AS WE TURNED ON 10 DME ARC ANOTHER ACFT RPTED ON THE ARC. I IMMEDIATELY EXECUTED A CLBING RIGHT TURN AND GOT OFF THE ARC. COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF WE HAD RADAR. VERY BUSY ARPT WITH HIGH INTENSITY FLT TRNING!

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.