Narrative:

How the problem arose: I was turning from base to final to land on runway 25R. I had the PAPI and runway in sight until the setting sun blinded me. How it was discovered: while still banking towards final; I saw the barron in my left side window for about 3 seconds; relatively coming from rearward and over the top of us. Contributing factors: I lost sight of runway 25R and PAPI due to the sun. I was wearing transition glasses and not sun glasses. The wind screen micro scratches aggravated its clarity. There were no dark screen visors installed in the plane. Corrective actions: use of aviation sun glasses. Refinish renew wind screen. Install sun visors. Human performance considerations: perception -- I was still turning onto fin runway 25R and on the correct final to runway 25R. The other aircraft was crossing my track left to right and descending. Judgement: I underestimated the total loss of vision through the windscreen; as previously had been flying into the sun without much problem. Decisions: contacted tower; 'the baron was above me.' actions: went wings level; till baron was seen to the right and lower than ATC. Requested immediate go around; then early crosswind for downwind to runway 25R; landed. Factors affecting performance: loss of forward vision through windscreen.

Google
 

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA28 PLT ON A PHX RWY 25R VISUAL EXPERIENCED A NEAR MISS WITH A BE55 WHEN THE TFC AND RWY ENVIRONMENT WERE BLOCKED BY THE SUN REFLECTING ON A SCRATCHED WINDSHIELD.

Narrative: HOW THE PROB AROSE: I WAS TURNING FROM BASE TO FINAL TO LAND ON RWY 25R. I HAD THE PAPI AND RWY IN SIGHT UNTIL THE SETTING SUN BLINDED ME. HOW IT WAS DISCOVERED: WHILE STILL BANKING TOWARDS FINAL; I SAW THE BARRON IN MY L SIDE WINDOW FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS; RELATIVELY COMING FROM REARWARD AND OVER THE TOP OF US. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: I LOST SIGHT OF RWY 25R AND PAPI DUE TO THE SUN. I WAS WEARING TRANSITION GLASSES AND NOT SUN GLASSES. THE WIND SCREEN MICRO SCRATCHES AGGRAVATED ITS CLARITY. THERE WERE NO DARK SCREEN VISORS INSTALLED IN THE PLANE. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: USE OF AVIATION SUN GLASSES. REFINISH RENEW WIND SCREEN. INSTALL SUN VISORS. HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS: PERCEPTION -- I WAS STILL TURNING ONTO FIN RWY 25R AND ON THE CORRECT FINAL TO RWY 25R. THE OTHER ACFT WAS XING MY TRACK L TO R AND DSNDING. JUDGEMENT: I UNDERESTIMATED THE TOTAL LOSS OF VISION THROUGH THE WINDSCREEN; AS PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN FLYING INTO THE SUN WITHOUT MUCH PROB. DECISIONS: CONTACTED TWR; 'THE BARON WAS ABOVE ME.' ACTIONS: WENT WINGS LEVEL; TILL BARON WAS SEEN TO THE R AND LOWER THAN ATC. REQUESTED IMMEDIATE GAR; THEN EARLY XWIND FOR DOWNWIND TO RWY 25R; LANDED. FACTORS AFFECTING PERFORMANCE: LOSS OF FORWARD VISION THROUGH WINDSCREEN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.