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A light aircraft had an near midair collision in the pattern with a cessna at sna.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 842553 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SNA.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 1800 Flight Crew Type 1600 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 200 Vertical 300 |
Narrative:
I was directed by tower on 126.80 (19R) to overfly the tower from the northwest at 1300 ft and to switch to 119.90 (19L). After crossing over 19R I contacted tower on 119.90 and was told to make a right 270 degree turn and to follow a cessna turning downwind from a crosswind I followed the cessna on a long downwind and was told by the tower that they would call my base. I lost sight of the cessna after he turned base and continued down wind until the tower called my base. I completed my turn to base and to final when my passenger who is a pilot told me to turn left now!! There was an aircraft approaching from the right and below. I made a 360 deg turn to the left called the tower to tell them what I was doing and resumed my approach. My question is where did the approaching aircraft come from?? Was he directed to 'switch to the left' from a straight in to 19R on 126.8 and not warned of my position? Did the controller on 19R not communicate with the controller on 19L? Also was I instructed to turn base too soon? I have been flying out of sna for almost 30 years and have found the controlling to be excellent. Could I have mistaken my instructions form the tower??
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A light aircraft had an NMAC in the pattern with a Cessna at SNA.
Narrative: I was directed by tower on 126.80 (19R) to overfly the tower from the northwest at 1300 FT and to switch to 119.90 (19L). After crossing over 19R I contacted tower on 119.90 and was told to make a right 270 degree turn and to follow a Cessna turning downwind from a crosswind I followed the Cessna on a long downwind and was told by the tower that they would call my base. I lost sight of the Cessna after he turned base and continued down wind until the tower called my base. I completed my turn to base and to final when my passenger who is a pilot told me to turn left now!! There was an aircraft approaching from the right and below. I made a 360 deg turn to the left called the Tower to tell them what I was doing and resumed my approach. My question is where did the approaching aircraft come from?? Was he directed to 'switch to the left' from a straight in to 19R on 126.8 and not warned of my position? Did the controller on 19R not communicate with the controller on 19L? Also was I instructed to turn base too soon? I have been flying out of SNA for almost 30 years and have found the controlling to be excellent. Could I have mistaken my instructions form the tower??
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.