2 smas had an near midair collision in the fok air traffic area.

Attributes
ACN	231631
Time
Date	199301
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fok
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fok
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 1250 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	231631
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Reported at moriches inlet (about 6 NM west) inbound landing and requested overhead. Told to report 2 mi southwest of field at which time I was told #2 following traffic turning base to final runway 33 and gabreski field. Was asked to report traffic in sight which I did. It became obvious that I would overtake traffic, so I made a wide left base for 33 before calling initial. This put me geographically over the beach and head-on to wbound traffic transiting the air traffic area. I heard traffic's initial call as 1900 ft, but he confirmed with tower he was at 1500 ft. I was at 1200 ft, I had strobes on, I didn't see his operating but he had a nice small aircraft. After that, the break (at 800 ft) was anticlimactic as was the landing next time. I'll confirm traffic transiting the air traffic area if I find myself having to position that far out due to pattern traffic. I think I might have been able to pick up the small aircraft earlier if I was not preoccupied with #1 traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 2 SMAS HAD AN NMAC IN THE FOK ATA.

Narrative: RPTED AT MORICHES INLET (ABOUT 6 NM W) INBOUND LNDG AND REQUESTED OVERHEAD. TOLD TO RPT 2 MI SW OF FIELD AT WHICH TIME I WAS TOLD #2 FOLLOWING TFC TURNING BASE TO FINAL RWY 33 AND GABRESKI FIELD. WAS ASKED TO RPT TFC IN SIGHT WHICH I DID. IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT I WOULD OVERTAKE TFC, SO I MADE A WIDE L BASE FOR 33 BEFORE CALLING INITIAL. THIS PUT ME GEOGRAPHICALLY OVER THE BEACH AND HEAD-ON TO WBOUND TFC TRANSITING THE ATA. I HEARD TFC'S INITIAL CALL AS 1900 FT, BUT HE CONFIRMED WITH TWR HE WAS AT 1500 FT. I WAS AT 1200 FT, I HAD STROBES ON, I DIDN'T SEE HIS OPERATING BUT HE HAD A NICE SMA. AFTER THAT, THE BREAK (AT 800 FT) WAS ANTICLIMACTIC AS WAS THE LNDG NEXT TIME. I'LL CONFIRM TFC TRANSITING THE ATA IF I FIND MYSELF HAVING TO POS THAT FAR OUT DUE TO PATTERN TFC. I THINK I MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PICK UP THE SMA EARLIER IF I WAS NOT PREOCCUPIED WITH #1 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.