C172 pilot has an airborne conflict during approach to ane.

Attributes
ACN	706924
Time
Date	200608
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ane.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ane.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual approach : straight in approach : traffic pattern arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : ane.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Baron 58/58TC
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument non precision
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 235 flight time type : 5
ASRS Report	706924
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While on VFR approach to ane I tried to contact minneapolis approach. Because of congestion; no response was given. I then contacted ane tower and requested a full stop landing. I was cleared to final on runway 18. At 10 NM north of the airport; I set up on final and called for landing clearance and was given it. At 7.5 NM out on final for runway 18 at ane; I was told of traffic on the GPS approach to runway 18. At the same time; I noticed the traffic (a beech baron) to my right about 1000 ft and above by about 100 ft. The high wing of my aircraft prevented me from seeing the other aircraft till this point. The other aircraft and I were converging on bout the same heading. I took evasive action to the left (east) and slowed and landed behind the other aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT HAS AN AIRBORNE CONFLICT DURING APCH TO ANE.

Narrative: WHILE ON VFR APCH TO ANE I TRIED TO CONTACT MINNEAPOLIS APCH. BECAUSE OF CONGESTION; NO RESPONSE WAS GIVEN. I THEN CONTACTED ANE TWR AND REQUESTED A FULL STOP LNDG. I WAS CLRED TO FINAL ON RWY 18. AT 10 NM N OF THE ARPT; I SET UP ON FINAL AND CALLED FOR LNDG CLRNC AND WAS GIVEN IT. AT 7.5 NM OUT ON FINAL FOR RWY 18 AT ANE; I WAS TOLD OF TFC ON THE GPS APCH TO RWY 18. AT THE SAME TIME; I NOTICED THE TFC (A BEECH BARON) TO MY R ABOUT 1000 FT AND ABOVE BY ABOUT 100 FT. THE HIGH WING OF MY ACFT PREVENTED ME FROM SEEING THE OTHER ACFT TILL THIS POINT. THE OTHER ACFT AND I WERE CONVERGING ON BOUT THE SAME HDG. I TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO THE L (E) AND SLOWED AND LANDED BEHIND THE OTHER ACFT.

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.