Narrative:

I was VFR west of lit, checking aircraft after annual. On returning to the lit TRSA I called approach, was given a code, told 'radar contact,' requested ILS runway 22 approach lit ending in a touch and go, then VFR to 1m1. I was cleared as requested, given 'climb to maintain 2500 ft, fly heading 090 degrees, vectors ILS 22 approach.' I reached 2500', leveled off heading 090 degrees, when I heard small aircraft Y talking to approach. Had heard aircraft Y before and knew he was on a nwesterly course. Approach told aircraft Y he had traffic 11 O'clock, less than 1 mi. Approach then told me I had 'traffic 1 O'clock, less than a mi, nwbnd 2500 ft.' at first I didn't see aircraft Y and then I saw him directly ahead at my altitude at what seemed to be more than 1000' sep. Aircraft Y was flying a heading of approximately 310 degrees, and our closure rate was brisk. I turned right to pass behind Y, and reported traffic in sight. Approach acknowledged and told me to call approach on 118.1. I replied, '118.1 for aircraft X, yes maam, and, uh, that was a little close.' no reply, so I switched to 118.1 and continued. As I lifted off from the touch and go, tower asked me if I had a problem. I said no, that that's what I had planned to do and had requested of approach. Tower said he'd check with approach, and asked what I wanted to do. I told him I wanted to go to 1m1, and was so cleared. I believe the approach controller in question is a trnee. In any case, closer supervision is required, especially considering the huge increase in controller workload following implementation of the FAA's program for next yr.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION BETWEEN 2 VFR ACFT IN ARSA. OPERATIONAL ERROR.

Narrative: I WAS VFR W OF LIT, CHKING ACFT AFTER ANNUAL. ON RETURNING TO THE LIT TRSA I CALLED APCH, WAS GIVEN A CODE, TOLD 'RADAR CONTACT,' REQUESTED ILS RWY 22 APCH LIT ENDING IN A TOUCH AND GO, THEN VFR TO 1M1. I WAS CLRED AS REQUESTED, GIVEN 'CLB TO MAINTAIN 2500 FT, FLY HDG 090 DEGS, VECTORS ILS 22 APCH.' I REACHED 2500', LEVELED OFF HDG 090 DEGS, WHEN I HEARD SMA Y TALKING TO APCH. HAD HEARD ACFT Y BEFORE AND KNEW HE WAS ON A NWESTERLY COURSE. APCH TOLD ACFT Y HE HAD TFC 11 O'CLOCK, LESS THAN 1 MI. APCH THEN TOLD ME I HAD 'TFC 1 O'CLOCK, LESS THAN A MI, NWBND 2500 FT.' AT FIRST I DIDN'T SEE ACFT Y AND THEN I SAW HIM DIRECTLY AHEAD AT MY ALT AT WHAT SEEMED TO BE MORE THAN 1000' SEP. ACFT Y WAS FLYING A HDG OF APPROX 310 DEGS, AND OUR CLOSURE RATE WAS BRISK. I TURNED RIGHT TO PASS BEHIND Y, AND RPTED TFC IN SIGHT. APCH ACKNOWLEDGED AND TOLD ME TO CALL APCH ON 118.1. I REPLIED, '118.1 FOR ACFT X, YES MAAM, AND, UH, THAT WAS A LITTLE CLOSE.' NO REPLY, SO I SWITCHED TO 118.1 AND CONTINUED. AS I LIFTED OFF FROM THE TOUCH AND GO, TWR ASKED ME IF I HAD A PROB. I SAID NO, THAT THAT'S WHAT I HAD PLANNED TO DO AND HAD REQUESTED OF APCH. TWR SAID HE'D CHK WITH APCH, AND ASKED WHAT I WANTED TO DO. I TOLD HIM I WANTED TO GO TO 1M1, AND WAS SO CLRED. I BELIEVE THE APCH CTLR IN QUESTION IS A TRNEE. IN ANY CASE, CLOSER SUPERVISION IS REQUIRED, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE HUGE INCREASE IN CTLR WORKLOAD FOLLOWING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FAA'S PROGRAM FOR NEXT YR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.