Narrative:

Tower had cleared us 2 NM out to continue on runway 9L from a straight in approach. A katana in the traffic pattern was told to extend downwind on report traffic in sight. Well the katana reported traffic in sight and tower clear the katana to land. The katana didn't have us in sight and turned base then final. By this time we were 1/2 NM off the runway and looked to our left and the katana was about 100 ft away from us on short final. We added full power and went around called up tower and advised our action. Tower came back and said sorry about that join downwind and you're clear to land. To the katana all they said was 'you said you had traffic in sight and you didn't' that was all.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C152 HAD NMAC WITH A KATANA IN THE PATTERN AT HWO.

Narrative: TWR HAD CLRED US 2 NM OUT TO CONTINUE ON RWY 9L FROM A STRAIGHT IN APCH. A KATANA IN THE TFC PATTERN WAS TOLD TO EXTEND DOWNWIND ON RPT TFC IN SIGHT. WELL THE KATANA RPTED TFC IN SIGHT AND TWR CLR THE KATANA TO LAND. THE KATANA DIDN'T HAVE US IN SIGHT AND TURNED BASE THEN FINAL. BY THIS TIME WE WERE 1/2 NM OFF THE RWY AND LOOKED TO OUR L AND THE KATANA WAS ABOUT 100 FT AWAY FROM US ON SHORT FINAL. WE ADDED FULL PWR AND WENT AROUND CALLED UP TWR AND ADVISED OUR ACTION. TWR CAME BACK AND SAID SORRY ABOUT THAT JOIN DOWNWIND AND YOU'RE CLR TO LAND. TO THE KATANA ALL THEY SAID WAS 'YOU SAID YOU HAD TFC IN SIGHT AND YOU DIDN'T' THAT WAS ALL.

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.