Close encounter for mlt Y and civil aircraft Y on approach to nyl.

Attributes
ACN	158264
Time
Date	199009
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : nyl
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 600 agl bound upper : 600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	military facility : nyl
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military Transport
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Person 1
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : military pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 2400
ASRS Report	158264
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On left base to runway 21R at nyl. At approximately 800' AGL, tower reported a light civil aircraft Y on a visibility approach to runway 26 spotted aircraft immediately. Tower had also said other aircraft had us in sight. Other aircraft Y appeared to take no evasive action forcing us to descend beneath him to avoid collision. When clear we circled and made a landing. Tower's response when questioned about the incident was 'well, you both had each other in sight.' true, but we were entirely too close, with a conflicting setup the other aircraft Y was making right traffic to runway 26 it appears to me that tower wa more interested in something other than deconflicting traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE ENCOUNTER FOR MLT Y AND CIVIL ACFT Y ON APCH TO NYL.

Narrative: ON LEFT BASE TO RWY 21R AT NYL. AT APPROX 800' AGL, TWR RPTED A LIGHT CIVIL ACFT Y ON A VIS APCH TO RWY 26 SPOTTED ACFT IMMEDIATELY. TWR HAD ALSO SAID OTHER ACFT HAD US IN SIGHT. OTHER ACFT Y APPEARED TO TAKE NO EVASIVE ACTION FORCING US TO DSND BENEATH HIM TO AVOID COLLISION. WHEN CLR WE CIRCLED AND MADE A LNDG. TWR'S RESPONSE WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT THE INCIDENT WAS 'WELL, YOU BOTH HAD EACH OTHER IN SIGHT.' TRUE, BUT WE WERE ENTIRELY TOO CLOSE, WITH A CONFLICTING SETUP THE OTHER ACFT Y WAS MAKING RIGHT TFC TO RWY 26 IT APPEARS TO ME THAT TWR WA MORE INTERESTED IN SOMETHING OTHER THAN DECONFLICTING TFC.

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.