Small aircraft training flight has near midair collision with second aircraft supposed to be behind ...

Attributes
ACN	161442
Time
Date	199011
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sma
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : smo
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10150 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	161442
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 10
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation Operational Error
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

On final approach approximately 2 1/2 mi from T/D, tower requested that we do s-turns for a departure. After we complied, the aircraft departed and we were cleared to land. As we reached the runway, the tower instructed an small aircraft that was supposed to be behind us to go around. He actually was under us and passed within 10'. Evidently he didn't see us and caught up to us while we were doing the requested s-turns. The controller should have monitored the situation more carefully and advised the aircraft behind that he was catching up to us. This controller frequently calls incorrect call signs,, mixes up sequencing and misdirects traffic in the pattern. These goofs could result in a serious accident. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: analyst called to suggest meeting with the tower chief to state concerns. A group of instructors has made plans to do just that. It is touchy situation and they hope to create an amicable environment to discuss the situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA TRAINING FLT HAS NMAC WITH SECOND ACFT SUPPOSED TO BE BEHIND THEM..

Narrative: ON FINAL APCH APPROX 2 1/2 MI FROM T/D, TWR REQUESTED THAT WE DO S-TURNS FOR A DEP. AFTER WE COMPLIED, THE ACFT DEPARTED AND WE WERE CLRED TO LAND. AS WE REACHED THE RWY, THE TWR INSTRUCTED AN SMA THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BEHIND US TO GO AROUND. HE ACTUALLY WAS UNDER US AND PASSED WITHIN 10'. EVIDENTLY HE DIDN'T SEE US AND CAUGHT UP TO US WHILE WE WERE DOING THE REQUESTED S-TURNS. THE CTLR SHOULD HAVE MONITORED THE SITUATION MORE CAREFULLY AND ADVISED THE ACFT BEHIND THAT HE WAS CATCHING UP TO US. THIS CTLR FREQUENTLY CALLS INCORRECT CALL SIGNS,, MIXES UP SEQUENCING AND MISDIRECTS TFC IN THE PATTERN. THESE GOOFS COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: ANALYST CALLED TO SUGGEST MEETING WITH THE TWR CHIEF TO STATE CONCERNS. A GROUP OF INSTRUCTORS HAS MADE PLANS TO DO JUST THAT. IT IS TOUCHY SITUATION AND THEY HOPE TO CREATE AN AMICABLE ENVIRONMENT TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION.

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.

Small aircraft training flight has near midair collision with second aircraft supposed to be behind them..