Aircraft X has near midair collision with aircraft Y on final approach to runway 27L at mlb.

Attributes
ACN	112300
Time
Date	198905
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mlg airport : mlb
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 2000 agl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mlb
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	112300
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	vertical : 250
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

IFR flight from tri-county, ms to melbourne, fl. Approach controller handed me off to melbourne tower 7.5 mi northwest of field for a visual to 27L. Tower said to report turning final and I would be #2 to land after an small aircraft Y on base landed. I called as I turned base leg and stated I did not see the small aircraft Y as yet. I called again turning final and asked for a fix on the small aircraft Y and was told he was on final. I couldn't see any airplane ahead of me so I told the tower I was going to go around and as I started the left turn I spotted the small aircraft Y a little behind me and 200-300' below me. This whole approach seemed wrong as I was directed to use a parallel runway from the wrong side which makes me turn base and final across the approach for the right hand runway. The tower obviously did not have both of us in view and I find later that melbourne tower does not have radar.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT X HAS NMAC WITH ACFT Y ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 27L AT MLB.

Narrative: IFR FLT FROM TRI-COUNTY, MS TO MELBOURNE, FL. APCH CTLR HANDED ME OFF TO MELBOURNE TWR 7.5 MI NW OF FIELD FOR A VISUAL TO 27L. TWR SAID TO REPORT TURNING FINAL AND I WOULD BE #2 TO LAND AFTER AN SMA Y ON BASE LANDED. I CALLED AS I TURNED BASE LEG AND STATED I DID NOT SEE THE SMA Y AS YET. I CALLED AGAIN TURNING FINAL AND ASKED FOR A FIX ON THE SMA Y AND WAS TOLD HE WAS ON FINAL. I COULDN'T SEE ANY AIRPLANE AHEAD OF ME SO I TOLD THE TWR I WAS GOING TO GO AROUND AND AS I STARTED THE LEFT TURN I SPOTTED THE SMA Y A LITTLE BEHIND ME AND 200-300' BELOW ME. THIS WHOLE APCH SEEMED WRONG AS I WAS DIRECTED TO USE A PARALLEL RWY FROM THE WRONG SIDE WHICH MAKES ME TURN BASE AND FINAL ACROSS THE APCH FOR THE RIGHT HAND RWY. THE TWR OBVIOUSLY DID NOT HAVE BOTH OF US IN VIEW AND I FIND LATER THAT MELBOURNE TWR DOES NOT HAVE RADAR.

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.