Narrative:

On the above date and time, while in radio contact with bethel tower, I was involved in an near midair collision with an small aircraft operated by air taxi 1. I was approximately 10 mi northeast when air taxi 1 called the tower to report the airport in sight and to cancel his IFR clearance. Air taxi 1 indicated he was southwest of the airport. Tower advised him to report a 3 mi final for runway 36. Shortly thereafter, air taxi 1 reported a 3 mi 'left dogleg' for 36. He then changed his report to a 'right dogleg.' the tower confirmed he was on a right dogleg. Air taxi 1 affirmed and was cleared to land on 36. An airplane from air taxi 2 was to follow air taxi 1 and I was to follow air taxi 2. A few mins later air taxi 1 called the tower and said that he had messed up and was now on a left downwind for 36. Tower cancelled his landing clearance, cleared air taxi 2 to land and cleared myself to land #2. Air taxi 1 was told to follow my airplane and to report me in sight. Tower asked for my position and I replied that I was turning right base. They asked for exact position and I said I was 2 mi southeast. I headed straight for the numbers. I turned final at about 300 ft and (at the most) 1/2 mi from the numbers. As I turned I saw air taxi 1 aircraft rolling out on final at my altitude and perhaps 250-300 ft off my left wing. We both made evasive turns. Air taxi 1 stated that he now had me in sight. After landing I called the tower and inquired about the incident. The tower said they didn't see the incident. One of the controllers stated that air taxi 1 was 'doing 360's out there' until he could see my airplane. #1's 360 turn was performed at an altitude of 300 ft, on the extended centerline of the runway and within 1/2 mi of the active runway. I'm not sure that the tower erred in any way, but it is clear that the pilot of air taxi 1 acted in a reckless and negligent manner.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIR TAXI CLRED #1 IN PATTERN. 'MESSED UP' STATES ON DOWNWIND, CLRED #3 TO LAND BEHIND RPTR. UNABLE TO SIGHT, CIRCLES ON APCH AT 300 FT, NMAC.

Narrative: ON THE ABOVE DATE AND TIME, WHILE IN RADIO CONTACT WITH BETHEL TWR, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN NMAC WITH AN SMA OPERATED BY AIR TAXI 1. I WAS APPROX 10 MI NE WHEN AIR TAXI 1 CALLED THE TWR TO RPT THE ARPT IN SIGHT AND TO CANCEL HIS IFR CLRNC. AIR TAXI 1 INDICATED HE WAS SW OF THE ARPT. TWR ADVISED HIM TO RPT A 3 MI FINAL FOR RWY 36. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, AIR TAXI 1 RPTED A 3 MI 'L DOGLEG' FOR 36. HE THEN CHANGED HIS RPT TO A 'R DOGLEG.' THE TWR CONFIRMED HE WAS ON A R DOGLEG. AIR TAXI 1 AFFIRMED AND WAS CLRED TO LAND ON 36. AN AIRPLANE FROM AIR TAXI 2 WAS TO FOLLOW AIR TAXI 1 AND I WAS TO FOLLOW AIR TAXI 2. A FEW MINS LATER AIR TAXI 1 CALLED THE TWR AND SAID THAT HE HAD MESSED UP AND WAS NOW ON A L DOWNWIND FOR 36. TWR CANCELLED HIS LNDG CLRNC, CLRED AIR TAXI 2 TO LAND AND CLRED MYSELF TO LAND #2. AIR TAXI 1 WAS TOLD TO FOLLOW MY AIRPLANE AND TO RPT ME IN SIGHT. TWR ASKED FOR MY POS AND I REPLIED THAT I WAS TURNING R BASE. THEY ASKED FOR EXACT POS AND I SAID I WAS 2 MI SE. I HEADED STRAIGHT FOR THE NUMBERS. I TURNED FINAL AT ABOUT 300 FT AND (AT THE MOST) 1/2 MI FROM THE NUMBERS. AS I TURNED I SAW AIR TAXI 1 ACFT ROLLING OUT ON FINAL AT MY ALT AND PERHAPS 250-300 FT OFF MY L WING. WE BOTH MADE EVASIVE TURNS. AIR TAXI 1 STATED THAT HE NOW HAD ME IN SIGHT. AFTER LNDG I CALLED THE TWR AND INQUIRED ABOUT THE INCIDENT. THE TWR SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE THE INCIDENT. ONE OF THE CTLRS STATED THAT AIR TAXI 1 WAS 'DOING 360'S OUT THERE' UNTIL HE COULD SEE MY AIRPLANE. #1'S 360 TURN WAS PERFORMED AT AN ALT OF 300 FT, ON THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF THE RWY AND WITHIN 1/2 MI OF THE ACTIVE RWY. I'M NOT SURE THAT THE TWR ERRED IN ANY WAY, BUT IT IS CLR THAT THE PLT OF AIR TAXI 1 ACTED IN A RECKLESS AND NEGLIGENT MANNER.

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.