Small transport X had midair collision with model aircraft in air traffic area.

Attributes
ACN	222825
Time
Date	199210
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cha
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cha tower : sju
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	222825
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Small transport X on short final runway 15 initiated go around. Pilot stated he had hit an object. Aircraft executed climb out and subsequently landed runway 20 without further incident. Evasive action was not required. Pilot indicated he believed his aircraft was struck by a model airplane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT X HAD MIDAIR COLLISION WITH MODEL ACFT IN ATA.

Narrative: SMT X ON SHORT FINAL RWY 15 INITIATED GAR. PLT STATED HE HAD HIT AN OBJECT. ACFT EXECUTED CLBOUT AND SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED RWY 20 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. EVASIVE ACTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. PLT INDICATED HE BELIEVED HIS ACFT WAS STRUCK BY A MODEL AIRPLANE.

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.