Narrative:

I took off right turn; direct to hya and climbed to 2700 ft; VFR -1200. At 10 mi southwest of hya (class D) I called in a position report of 10 mi southwest and informed tower I was landing with current ATIS. I was instructed to enter a left base for runway 24 and call midfield. (I sensed there was a trainee in the tower. I heard another aircraft given instruction to enter a 'left base' for runway 24 as that aircraft was arriving from the southeast.) I was then instructed to enter a 'right' downwind for runway 24. I was still out far enough so that wasn't a problem. I was descending to tpa of 1100 ft (left downwind for runway 24) and just arrived at altitude in the pattern when a CE402 just missed hitting us after departing runway 24 and given a right turn. I called the tower and asked if they had that traffic as I never heard a call and they replied it was VFR and now 10 NM north. I said I never heard a call and why was it given a right turn directly into me? At this point a new controller stepped in and stated the plane was VFR. When I taxied into the FBO the desk manager heard the entire communication and was as concerned as I. I then called the tower manager and he told me that he couldn't verify the incident as the tape was down all day (how very convenient). There were 2 witnesses to this incident. One was at the FBO who heard the communication and the second was my passenger. What I believe caused the problem was a new controller/trainee issued instructions to the departing C402 to make a right turn and lacked awareness of my position entering the pattern. The second was the CE402 pilot's irresponsibility to looking and avoiding traffic. We spotted him; too late for any evasive action; as luckily the separation prevented a midair. I must say; not being easily frightened; I was shook.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 PILOT ENTERING RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RWY 24 AT HYA REPORTS NMAC WITH C402 DEPARTING RWY 24.

Narrative: I TOOK OFF R TURN; DIRECT TO HYA AND CLBED TO 2700 FT; VFR -1200. AT 10 MI SW OF HYA (CLASS D) I CALLED IN A POS RPT OF 10 MI SW AND INFORMED TWR I WAS LNDG WITH CURRENT ATIS. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO ENTER A L BASE FOR RWY 24 AND CALL MIDFIELD. (I SENSED THERE WAS A TRAINEE IN THE TWR. I HEARD ANOTHER ACFT GIVEN INSTRUCTION TO ENTER A 'L BASE' FOR RWY 24 AS THAT ACFT WAS ARRIVING FROM THE SE.) I WAS THEN INSTRUCTED TO ENTER A 'R' DOWNWIND FOR RWY 24. I WAS STILL OUT FAR ENOUGH SO THAT WASN'T A PROB. I WAS DSNDING TO TPA OF 1100 FT (L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 24) AND JUST ARRIVED AT ALT IN THE PATTERN WHEN A CE402 JUST MISSED HITTING US AFTER DEPARTING RWY 24 AND GIVEN A R TURN. I CALLED THE TWR AND ASKED IF THEY HAD THAT TFC AS I NEVER HEARD A CALL AND THEY REPLIED IT WAS VFR AND NOW 10 NM N. I SAID I NEVER HEARD A CALL AND WHY WAS IT GIVEN A R TURN DIRECTLY INTO ME? AT THIS POINT A NEW CTLR STEPPED IN AND STATED THE PLANE WAS VFR. WHEN I TAXIED INTO THE FBO THE DESK MGR HEARD THE ENTIRE COM AND WAS AS CONCERNED AS I. I THEN CALLED THE TWR MGR AND HE TOLD ME THAT HE COULDN'T VERIFY THE INCIDENT AS THE TAPE WAS DOWN ALL DAY (HOW VERY CONVENIENT). THERE WERE 2 WITNESSES TO THIS INCIDENT. ONE WAS AT THE FBO WHO HEARD THE COM AND THE SECOND WAS MY PAX. WHAT I BELIEVE CAUSED THE PROB WAS A NEW CTLR/TRAINEE ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS TO THE DEPARTING C402 TO MAKE A R TURN AND LACKED AWARENESS OF MY POS ENTERING THE PATTERN. THE SECOND WAS THE CE402 PLT'S IRRESPONSIBILITY TO LOOKING AND AVOIDING TFC. WE SPOTTED HIM; TOO LATE FOR ANY EVASIVE ACTION; AS LUCKILY THE SEPARATION PREVENTED A MIDAIR. I MUST SAY; NOT BEING EASILY FRIGHTENED; I WAS SHOOK.

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.