Near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	268140
Time
Date	199404
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eyw
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : eyw tracon : cvg
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Amateur (Home) Built
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 560 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	268140
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Flying VFR to key west, I was released from naval station controller about 4 mi northeast of keywest airport. Tuned radio to key west tower and heard air carrier flight report north shore inbound. Tower cleared air carrier to land #1. I called tower. Tower asked me to report north shore and I immediately did. Tower said that I was #2. I said I was looking for #1. I reported 2 mi right base (still no #1 in sight). When I got to final, I called and said I was ready to turn final. At that point the air carrier flight passed me and almost collided with me. Contributions to incident: navy dumps planes into keywest air traffic area too close to give keywest time to prepare. Air carrier called north shore before he got there so he would be #1. Air carrier did not look for traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC.

Narrative: FLYING VFR TO KEY WEST, I WAS RELEASED FROM NAVAL STATION CTLR ABOUT 4 MI NE OF KEYWEST ARPT. TUNED RADIO TO KEY WEST TWR AND HEARD ACR FLT RPT N SHORE INBOUND. TWR CLRED ACR TO LAND #1. I CALLED TWR. TWR ASKED ME TO RPT N SHORE AND I IMMEDIATELY DID. TWR SAID THAT I WAS #2. I SAID I WAS LOOKING FOR #1. I RPTED 2 MI R BASE (STILL NO #1 IN SIGHT). WHEN I GOT TO FINAL, I CALLED AND SAID I WAS READY TO TURN FINAL. AT THAT POINT THE ACR FLT PASSED ME AND ALMOST COLLIDED WITH ME. CONTRIBUTIONS TO INCIDENT: NAVY DUMPS PLANES INTO KEYWEST ATA TOO CLOSE TO GIVE KEYWEST TIME TO PREPARE. ACR CALLED N SHORE BEFORE HE GOT THERE SO HE WOULD BE #1. ACR DID NOT LOOK FOR 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.