BE55 pilot has near midair collision with P51 at lal, in.

Attributes
ACN	433493
Time
Date	199904
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lal.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lal.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Baron 55/Cochise
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : lal.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Mustang (P51)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 500
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Aircraft ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Problem arose when tower cleared us to land ahead of a P51 mustang. Contributing factors are 'warbirds' do not have to fly the same route or get in line with the rest of GA fleet. Corrective action is to have all aircraft fly the same route/pattern and different performance craft fly different altitudes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE55 PLT HAS NMAC WITH P51 AT LAL, IN.

Narrative: PROB AROSE WHEN TWR CLRED US TO LAND AHEAD OF A P51 MUSTANG. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ARE 'WARBIRDS' DO NOT HAVE TO FLY THE SAME RTE OR GET IN LINE WITH THE REST OF GA FLEET. CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TO HAVE ALL ACFT FLY THE SAME RTE/PATTERN AND DIFFERENT PERFORMANCE CRAFT FLY DIFFERENT ALTS.

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.