Narrative:

Numerous local training flts on frequency. Several similar call signs and 1 aircraft transmitting but not receiving on frequency. Several aircraft were sequenced in an extremely short time. My aircraft was cleared to land runway 13 approximately 4 mi out straight-in. #2 aircraft was given a close left base and traffic pointed out and he acknowledged. He was to follow a C152 on final. Confusion as to everyone's location in the pattern and not paying attention was probably cause by both tower controller and #2 pilot.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C152 PLT HAS NMAC IN TFC PATTERN AT CTLED ARPT.

Narrative: NUMEROUS LCL TRAINING FLTS ON FREQ. SEVERAL SIMILAR CALL SIGNS AND 1 ACFT XMITTING BUT NOT RECEIVING ON FREQ. SEVERAL ACFT WERE SEQUENCED IN AN EXTREMELY SHORT TIME. MY ACFT WAS CLRED TO LAND RWY 13 APPROX 4 MI OUT STRAIGHT-IN. #2 ACFT WAS GIVEN A CLOSE L BASE AND TFC POINTED OUT AND HE ACKNOWLEDGED. HE WAS TO FOLLOW A C152 ON FINAL. CONFUSION AS TO EVERYONE'S LOCATION IN THE PATTERN AND NOT PAYING ATTN WAS PROBABLY CAUSE BY BOTH TWR CTLR AND #2 PLT.

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.