Near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	242921
Time
Date	199306
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mri
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 900 agl bound upper : 900
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mri
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 20200 flight time type : 3800
ASRS Report	242921
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 15
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was inbound to merrill field, anchorage, ak, and was handed off from arsa to mri tower approximately 7 mi from the field. I was told to report a VFR reporting point (polar twin) for a straight in to runway 33. I had just passed polar when a white small aircraft on floats flew directly underneath me about 15 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC.

Narrative: I WAS INBOUND TO MERRILL FIELD, ANCHORAGE, AK, AND WAS HANDED OFF FROM ARSA TO MRI TWR APPROX 7 MI FROM THE FIELD. I WAS TOLD TO RPT A VFR RPTING POINT (POLAR TWIN) FOR A STRAIGHT IN TO RWY 33. I HAD JUST PASSED POLAR WHEN A WHITE SMA ON FLOATS FLEW DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH ME ABOUT 15 FT.

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.