Narrative:

I was cleared to land on runway 23R. I was on 1/2 mi final and looked left and below my aircraft there was an air carrier Y. He moved under me and I was told to land on runway 23L. He was close enough to see people in the passenger cabin. He then said 'sorry I thought we were clear on runway 23R.' I heard the air carrier Y cleared on runway 23L and I was cautioned about wake turbulence. He just made an error in a critical phase of flight, which almost led to an accident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC ON SHORT FINAL BTWN A STUDENT PLT IN A PIPER PA28 AT 500 FT ON SHORT FINAL TO THE R PARALLEL RWY AND AN ACR ACFT XING 100 FT UNDERNEATH THE PIPER MISTAKENLY GOING TO THE SAME RWY. THE TWR OBSERVED THE MISTAKE AND RECLRED THE PIPER TO THE L RWY.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 23R. I WAS ON 1/2 MI FINAL AND LOOKED L AND BELOW MY ACFT THERE WAS AN ACR Y. HE MOVED UNDER ME AND I WAS TOLD TO LAND ON RWY 23L. HE WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO SEE PEOPLE IN THE PAX CABIN. HE THEN SAID 'SORRY I THOUGHT WE WERE CLR ON RWY 23R.' I HEARD THE ACR Y CLRED ON RWY 23L AND I WAS CAUTIONED ABOUT WAKE TURB. HE JUST MADE AN ERROR IN A CRITICAL PHASE OF FLT, WHICH ALMOST LED TO AN ACCIDENT.

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.