HS25 on visual approach to bkl has a very close call with a small cessna in the traffic pattern.

Attributes
ACN	551228
Time
Date	200206
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bkl.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl single value : 900
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bkl.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	HS 125 Series 700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : bkl.tower
Make Model Name	Piper Single Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	551228
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 5600 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	551461
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : executed go around
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 4750 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

We were cleared for the visual approach to runway 24R at bkl. Upon contacting the local controller and reporting inbound, she demanded our identify, and stated that we were not authority/authorized to be in her airspace. I again reported our clearance and position to her and she replied we were supposed to be west of the airport. I stated that was impossible as we were vectored east of the airport and onto final by the approach controller. As she continued to question who we were, I noticed a target on the TCASII rapidly diminishing in distance directly in front of us aligned with the same runway. As we were still descending to the runway. I finally was able to make out a single engine aircraft in the base no more than 1 mi in front of us. The controller had zero situational awareness and offered no resolutions to the problem. We stated and initiated an immediate go around and circled back and landed without incident. The controller offered numerous apologies to us and stated that she was misinformed of our position inbound. The controller appeared very confused and excited and during this episode, frequently misidented other aircraft in the area. This appears a serious miscom problem with the local and approach control facility, and a total lack of situational awareness on the part of the local controller.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HS25 ON VISUAL APCH TO BKL HAS A VERY CLOSE CALL WITH A SMALL CESSNA IN THE TFC PATTERN.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 24R AT BKL. UPON CONTACTING THE LCL CTLR AND RPTING INBOUND, SHE DEMANDED OUR IDENT, AND STATED THAT WE WERE NOT AUTH TO BE IN HER AIRSPACE. I AGAIN RPTED OUR CLRNC AND POS TO HER AND SHE REPLIED WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE W OF THE ARPT. I STATED THAT WAS IMPOSSIBLE AS WE WERE VECTORED E OF THE ARPT AND ONTO FINAL BY THE APCH CTLR. AS SHE CONTINUED TO QUESTION WHO WE WERE, I NOTICED A TARGET ON THE TCASII RAPIDLY DIMINISHING IN DISTANCE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF US ALIGNED WITH THE SAME RWY. AS WE WERE STILL DSNDING TO THE RWY. I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO MAKE OUT A SINGLE ENG ACFT IN THE BASE NO MORE THAN 1 MI IN FRONT OF US. THE CTLR HAD ZERO SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND OFFERED NO RESOLUTIONS TO THE PROB. WE STATED AND INITIATED AN IMMEDIATE GAR AND CIRCLED BACK AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CTLR OFFERED NUMEROUS APOLOGIES TO US AND STATED THAT SHE WAS MISINFORMED OF OUR POS INBOUND. THE CTLR APPEARED VERY CONFUSED AND EXCITED AND DURING THIS EPISODE, FREQUENTLY MISIDENTED OTHER ACFT IN THE AREA. THIS APPEARS A SERIOUS MISCOM PROB WITH THE LCL AND APCH CTL FACILITY, AND A TOTAL LACK OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS ON THE PART OF THE LCL CTLR.

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.