Corp small transport on visual approach sees and evades another aircraft. Tower called traffic after...

Attributes
ACN	167662
Time
Date	199101
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ric
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ric
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 5950 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	167662
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
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Cleared for the visibility approach and descending through 2000' MSL, already cleared to land by tower. Saw target approaching from 12 O'clock coming straight at us, noted our altitude an approximately 2000'. Increased rate of descent to pass beneath the traffic and asked tower if he knew anything about him. Very calm reply said traffic was 12 O'clock and a mi westbound (our heading was about 120 degree I would guess) at 2000'. I was looking straight up at the fuel drain placards on this guy as he said that. This is the third near miss in as many yrs at this airport. The supervisors are seemingly very helpful in trying to resolve issues, the troops however, seem to respond with denial at the first hint of a possible problem. The FAA is not much help either. The last time this happened, I tried to file an official report because the controller was so belligerent (in addition to trying to kill us), but they were too swamped with paperwork (or whatever) to be bothered. The moral, as always, is be continually vigilant with your head outside the cockpit (eyes anyway) whenever possible.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CORP SMT ON VISUAL APCH SEES AND EVADES ANOTHER ACFT. TWR CALLED TRAFFIC AFTER PLT ALREADY HAD IT IN SIGHT.

Narrative: CLRED FOR THE VIS APCH AND DSNDING THROUGH 2000' MSL, ALREADY CLRED TO LAND BY TWR. SAW TARGET APCHING FROM 12 O'CLOCK COMING STRAIGHT AT US, NOTED OUR ALT AN APPROX 2000'. INCREASED RATE OF DSNT TO PASS BENEATH THE TFC AND ASKED TWR IF HE KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT HIM. VERY CALM REPLY SAID TFC WAS 12 O'CLOCK AND A MI WBND (OUR HDG WAS ABOUT 120 DEG I WOULD GUESS) AT 2000'. I WAS LOOKING STRAIGHT UP AT THE FUEL DRAIN PLACARDS ON THIS GUY AS HE SAID THAT. THIS IS THE THIRD NEAR MISS IN AS MANY YRS AT THIS ARPT. THE SUPVRS ARE SEEMINGLY VERY HELPFUL IN TRYING TO RESOLVE ISSUES, THE TROOPS HOWEVER, SEEM TO RESPOND WITH DENIAL AT THE FIRST HINT OF A POSSIBLE PROB. THE FAA IS NOT MUCH HELP EITHER. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I TRIED TO FILE AN OFFICIAL RPT BECAUSE THE CTLR WAS SO BELLIGERENT (IN ADDITION TO TRYING TO KILL US), BUT THEY WERE TOO SWAMPED WITH PAPERWORK (OR WHATEVER) TO BE BOTHERED. THE MORAL, AS ALWAYS, IS BE CONTINUALLY VIGILANT WITH YOUR HEAD OUTSIDE THE COCKPIT (EYES ANYWAY) WHENEVER POSSIBLE.

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.

Corp small transport on visual approach sees and evades another aircraft. Tower called traffic after pilot already had it in sight.