Near midair collision between 2 small aircraft's at ccr.

Attributes
ACN	145966
Time
Date	199005
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ccr
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : suu
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 925 flight time type : 35
ASRS Report	145966
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was flying VFR to buchanan field and was on approach with travis. Travis asked me if I had the field in sight at about 15 DME from ccr. I responded with a negative, but was looking. Again at 10 DME and at 6 DME, my response was negative. At 6 DME I asked travis for a vector to buchanan. He responded with 9 O'clock and asked if I was INS rated. I responded I was, but not current. Travis then turned me over to buchanan tower who cleared me to land and report 2 mi final. I reported 2 mi final with no response from the tower. I reported again and then became aware that another aircraft was on final also doing VOR approachs. I looked over to my right (3 O'clock) and saw a low wind single engine small aircraft Y at my altitude. The tower told the other aircraft to go around. The tower asked me if travis told me about the plane (when I landed). I said, 'I don't think so,' to which I should have said, 'negative.' travis should have given me vectors immediately when I couldn't find the airport at 10 DME (he turned me over to 6 DME, which was about 4 mi from the airport). Buchanan tower should not have cleared me to land until my exact location was established. Buchanan tower should have given me a 360 degree turn as soon as I reported my position.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BETWEEN 2 SMA'S AT CCR.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING VFR TO BUCHANAN FIELD AND WAS ON APCH WITH TRAVIS. TRAVIS ASKED ME IF I HAD THE FIELD IN SIGHT AT ABOUT 15 DME FROM CCR. I RESPONDED WITH A NEGATIVE, BUT WAS LOOKING. AGAIN AT 10 DME AND AT 6 DME, MY RESPONSE WAS NEGATIVE. AT 6 DME I ASKED TRAVIS FOR A VECTOR TO BUCHANAN. HE RESPONDED WITH 9 O'CLOCK AND ASKED IF I WAS INS RATED. I RESPONDED I WAS, BUT NOT CURRENT. TRAVIS THEN TURNED ME OVER TO BUCHANAN TWR WHO CLRED ME TO LAND AND RPT 2 MI FINAL. I RPTED 2 MI FINAL WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE TWR. I RPTED AGAIN AND THEN BECAME AWARE THAT ANOTHER ACFT WAS ON FINAL ALSO DOING VOR APCHS. I LOOKED OVER TO MY RIGHT (3 O'CLOCK) AND SAW A LOW WIND SINGLE ENG SMA Y AT MY ALT. THE TWR TOLD THE OTHER ACFT TO GO AROUND. THE TWR ASKED ME IF TRAVIS TOLD ME ABOUT THE PLANE (WHEN I LANDED). I SAID, 'I DON'T THINK SO,' TO WHICH I SHOULD HAVE SAID, 'NEGATIVE.' TRAVIS SHOULD HAVE GIVEN ME VECTORS IMMEDIATELY WHEN I COULDN'T FIND THE ARPT AT 10 DME (HE TURNED ME OVER TO 6 DME, WHICH WAS ABOUT 4 MI FROM THE ARPT). BUCHANAN TWR SHOULD NOT HAVE CLRED ME TO LAND UNTIL MY EXACT LOCATION WAS ESTABLISHED. BUCHANAN TWR SHOULD HAVE GIVEN ME A 360 DEG TURN AS SOON AS I RPTED MY POS.

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