Landing PA34 experiences near midair collision on short final to rap.

Attributes
ACN	574585
Time
Date	200302
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rap.airport
State Reference	SD
Altitude	agl single value : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : rap.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-34-200 Seneca I
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : rap.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	574585
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

We were shooting practice approached to runway 32 rap. We had been cleared for the approach, and upon passing the OM, were cleared for the option. On approaching short final to runway 32, we heard an aircraft announce turning short final for runway 32. He also stated to tower, that there was another aircraft on short final, and he was going to declare a go around. We saw him in front of us and took evasive action. We declared a missed approach and asked tower why he hadn't called out the traffic! We then got complete silence from the tower. He knew he had screwed up and almost caused a mid-air collision! This controller was sleeping on the job and giving 2 aircraft permission to land at the same time requires disciplinary action!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LNDG PA34 EXPERIENCES NMAC ON SHORT FINAL TO RAP.

Narrative: WE WERE SHOOTING PRACTICE APCHED TO RWY 32 RAP. WE HAD BEEN CLRED FOR THE APCH, AND UPON PASSING THE OM, WERE CLRED FOR THE OPTION. ON APCHING SHORT FINAL TO RWY 32, WE HEARD AN ACFT ANNOUNCE TURNING SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 32. HE ALSO STATED TO TWR, THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER ACFT ON SHORT FINAL, AND HE WAS GOING TO DECLARE A GAR. WE SAW HIM IN FRONT OF US AND TOOK EVASIVE ACTION. WE DECLARED A MISSED APCH AND ASKED TWR WHY HE HADN'T CALLED OUT THE TFC! WE THEN GOT COMPLETE SILENCE FROM THE TWR. HE KNEW HE HAD SCREWED UP AND ALMOST CAUSED A MID-AIR COLLISION! THIS CTLR WAS SLEEPING ON THE JOB AND GIVING 2 ACFT PERMISSION TO LAND AT THE SAME TIME REQUIRES DISCIPLINARY ACTION!

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.