Narrative:

I was flying with 2 other home-built aircraft in my small aircraft. We were operating as a flight of 3 and we had been cleared as such by cos approach. I was #2 in the formation. The first small aircraft X (leader) made all appropriate communications with approach and tower. We were cleared to land as a flight of 3. On short final, an MTR Y jet trner passed over me by less than 100' and it passed within 50' of the lead small aircraft X, which was caught in the jet blast of the MTR Y and rolled about 60 degrees at low altitude before regaining control about 150' AGL. The MTR Y continued his approach. We all broke off to the left and landed safely. The tower apologized for the incident. The entire near miss was captured by me on video tape and is quite dramatic. We called the tower and found out the MTR Y was on UHF and we were on VFR. He had supposedly been told to go around before the incident. Neither pilot in the MTR Y ever saw us. I find it ridiculous that different frequencys are used for different aircraft landing on the same runway. It makes only the tower operator (supposedly) fully aware of any conflicts. It takes pilots out of the loop of awareness during a critical phase of flight. Had we heard the directions and ben more aware of the other traffic's progress, we could have more easily avoided the near miss and potential for disaster. In talking with other pilots who have had similar experiences, I believe this is a major problem. If it is so important to have communication and awareness, then let's all talk the same language on the same frequency! Callback conversation with reporter's brother revealed the following: reporter has since deceased and brother wanted to know the status of this report. Appears that the video tapes and voice tapes were reviewed by FAA/NTSB and incident classified as see and avoid. Brother feels military immune to disciplinary action and wishes to pursue incident, even though FAA considers case closed. Supplemental information from acn 170017: I was the last aircraft in a flight of 3 small aircraft X on approach to cos for landing. Contact with approach control was made 15-20 mi north. We were turned over to tower frequency about 7-10 mi for touch and go on runway 17. MTR Y traffic would not present problem. Next tower cleared us to land. I slowed up for more spacing behind 2 other aircraft in flight as we were on short final. I witnessed MTR Y on short right base to runway 17. Tower advised caution, wake turbulence, then instructed MTR Y to climb to east. MTR Y came over top, in front of right #2 aircraft and cut in front of #1 aircraft wake, causing #1 aircraft to roll slightly. #1 immediately turned left. #2 turned right to avoid conflict. I was 1/2 mi back. I landed with no problem. Miss estimated at 50-100'. I did not hear any response to calls from tower to MTR Y due to military frequency used. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: incident was discussed with tower supervisor shortly after landing. Tower controller not available as he went home sick immediately after near midair collision. Tower was transmitting simultaneously on UHF/VFR, so semi-partyline did exist. Traffic was given and sighted, and MTR was given go around instructions, but reporter could not hear MTR reply. FAA/NTSB occurrence follow-up and case has been closed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 2 ACFT IN A FLT OF 3 HAD AN NMAC WITH A MTR WHO HAD BEEN GIVEN A GO AROUND WHEN TURNING ONTO FINAL APCH FOR RWY 17.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING WITH 2 OTHER HOME-BUILT ACFT IN MY SMA. WE WERE OPERATING AS A FLT OF 3 AND WE HAD BEEN CLRED AS SUCH BY COS APCH. I WAS #2 IN THE FORMATION. THE FIRST SMA X (LEADER) MADE ALL APPROPRIATE COMS WITH APCH AND TWR. WE WERE CLRED TO LAND AS A FLT OF 3. ON SHORT FINAL, AN MTR Y JET TRNER PASSED OVER ME BY LESS THAN 100' AND IT PASSED WITHIN 50' OF THE LEAD SMA X, WHICH WAS CAUGHT IN THE JET BLAST OF THE MTR Y AND ROLLED ABOUT 60 DEGS AT LOW ALT BEFORE REGAINING CTL ABOUT 150' AGL. THE MTR Y CONTINUED HIS APCH. WE ALL BROKE OFF TO THE LEFT AND LANDED SAFELY. THE TWR APOLOGIZED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE ENTIRE NEAR MISS WAS CAPTURED BY ME ON VIDEO TAPE AND IS QUITE DRAMATIC. WE CALLED THE TWR AND FOUND OUT THE MTR Y WAS ON UHF AND WE WERE ON VFR. HE HAD SUPPOSEDLY BEEN TOLD TO GO AROUND BEFORE THE INCIDENT. NEITHER PLT IN THE MTR Y EVER SAW US. I FIND IT RIDICULOUS THAT DIFFERENT FREQS ARE USED FOR DIFFERENT ACFT LNDG ON THE SAME RWY. IT MAKES ONLY THE TWR OPERATOR (SUPPOSEDLY) FULLY AWARE OF ANY CONFLICTS. IT TAKES PLTS OUT OF THE LOOP OF AWARENESS DURING A CRITICAL PHASE OF FLT. HAD WE HEARD THE DIRECTIONS AND BEN MORE AWARE OF THE OTHER TFC'S PROGRESS, WE COULD HAVE MORE EASILY AVOIDED THE NEAR MISS AND POTENTIAL FOR DISASTER. IN TALKING WITH OTHER PLTS WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES, I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR PROB. IF IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE COM AND AWARENESS, THEN LET'S ALL TALK THE SAME LANGUAGE ON THE SAME FREQ! CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR'S BROTHER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR HAS SINCE DECEASED AND BROTHER WANTED TO KNOW THE STATUS OF THIS RPT. APPEARS THAT THE VIDEO TAPES AND VOICE TAPES WERE REVIEWED BY FAA/NTSB AND INCIDENT CLASSIFIED AS SEE AND AVOID. BROTHER FEELS MIL IMMUNE TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND WISHES TO PURSUE INCIDENT, EVEN THOUGH FAA CONSIDERS CASE CLOSED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 170017: I WAS THE LAST ACFT IN A FLT OF 3 SMA X ON APCH TO COS FOR LNDG. CONTACT WITH APCH CTL WAS MADE 15-20 MI N. WE WERE TURNED OVER TO TWR FREQ ABOUT 7-10 MI FOR TOUCH AND GO ON RWY 17. MTR Y TFC WOULD NOT PRESENT PROB. NEXT TWR CLRED US TO LAND. I SLOWED UP FOR MORE SPACING BEHIND 2 OTHER ACFT IN FLT AS WE WERE ON SHORT FINAL. I WITNESSED MTR Y ON SHORT RIGHT BASE TO RWY 17. TWR ADVISED CAUTION, WAKE TURB, THEN INSTRUCTED MTR Y TO CLB TO E. MTR Y CAME OVER TOP, IN FRONT OF RIGHT #2 ACFT AND CUT IN FRONT OF #1 ACFT WAKE, CAUSING #1 ACFT TO ROLL SLIGHTLY. #1 IMMEDIATELY TURNED LEFT. #2 TURNED RIGHT TO AVOID CONFLICT. I WAS 1/2 MI BACK. I LANDED WITH NO PROB. MISS ESTIMATED AT 50-100'. I DID NOT HEAR ANY RESPONSE TO CALLS FROM TWR TO MTR Y DUE TO MIL FREQ USED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: INCIDENT WAS DISCUSSED WITH TWR SUPVR SHORTLY AFTER LNDG. TWR CTLR NOT AVAILABLE AS HE WENT HOME SICK IMMEDIATELY AFTER NMAC. TWR WAS XMITTING SIMULTANEOUSLY ON UHF/VFR, SO SEMI-PARTYLINE DID EXIST. TFC WAS GIVEN AND SIGHTED, AND MTR WAS GIVEN GAR INSTRUCTIONS, BUT RPTR COULD NOT HEAR MTR REPLY. FAA/NTSB OCCURRENCE FOLLOW-UP AND CASE HAS BEEN CLOSED.

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.