Near midair collision between a piper PA34 turning base leg and a cpr jet on straight-in approach at an uncontrolled airport. No evasive action taken.

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Attributes
ACN	448441
Time
Date	199909
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : blm.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-34-200 Seneca I
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	approach : visual approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 28000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	448441
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While doing touch-and-goes at a non tower controled airport under the reported WX conditions, we encountered a near miss with a cpr aircraft. On the downwind leg as we turned base, we spotted the cpr aircraft shooting a straight-in localizer approach. Since the visibility was only 4 mi and haze it is suspected that he remained with approach control and never made any announcements on the CTAF frequency until on the ground. We had made all the proper announcements but never heard him say one word on the CTAF until he taxied to the ramp. Although it sounds like deja vu again a word of warning all jet or high performance operators, flying into non tower controled airports. Class east and class G airspace does not require extra good visibility to fly in legally. Be careful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN A PIPER PA34 TURNING BASE LEG AND A CPR JET ON STRAIGHT-IN APCH AT AN UNCTLED ARPT. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN.

Narrative: WHILE DOING TOUCH-AND-GOES AT A NON TWR CTLED ARPT UNDER THE RPTED WX CONDITIONS, WE ENCOUNTERED A NEAR MISS WITH A CPR ACFT. ON THE DOWNWIND LEG AS WE TURNED BASE, WE SPOTTED THE CPR ACFT SHOOTING A STRAIGHT-IN LOC APCH. SINCE THE VISIBILITY WAS ONLY 4 MI AND HAZE IT IS SUSPECTED THAT HE REMAINED WITH APCH CTL AND NEVER MADE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS ON THE CTAF FREQ UNTIL ON THE GND. WE HAD MADE ALL THE PROPER ANNOUNCEMENTS BUT NEVER HEARD HIM SAY ONE WORD ON THE CTAF UNTIL HE TAXIED TO THE RAMP. ALTHOUGH IT SOUNDS LIKE DEJA VU AGAIN A WORD OF WARNING ALL JET OR HIGH PERFORMANCE OPERATORS, FLYING INTO NON TWR CTLED ARPTS. CLASS E AND CLASS G AIRSPACE DOES NOT REQUIRE EXTRA GOOD VISIBILITY TO FLY IN LEGALLY. BE CAREFUL.

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.