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The pilot reported a near mid-air collision at cma while cleared for the break and following another aircraft on the same break. He had told the tower several times that he did not have the aircraft ahead in sight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1308397 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201511 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | CMA.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 2 Eng Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 175 Flight Crew Total 700 Flight Crew Type 250 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 50 Vertical 100 |
Narrative:
ATC cleared myself for the overhead approach following a twin. I responded several times stating I do not have the twin in sight and was told to break left at the departure end of the runway following the twin who was in the left break. At approximately 1;500 feet MSL I looked down as I banked to see the twin 50-100 feet directly below me breaking left. My altitude restriction assigned by the tower was 1;200 feet. Had I descended lower to my assigned altitude; the chances of a midair collision would have been significant. My corrective action was to level off and extend further upwind.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilot reported a near mid-air collision at CMA while cleared for the break and following another aircraft on the same break. He had told the Tower several times that he did not have the aircraft ahead in sight.
Narrative: ATC cleared myself for the overhead approach following a twin. I responded several times stating I do not have the twin in sight and was told to break left at the departure end of the runway following the twin who was in the left break. At approximately 1;500 feet MSL I looked down as I banked to see the twin 50-100 feet directly below me breaking left. My altitude restriction assigned by the Tower was 1;200 feet. Had I descended lower to my assigned altitude; the chances of a midair collision would have been significant. My corrective action was to level off and extend further upwind.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.