While approaching bur small aircraft entered whp air traffic area.

Attributes
ACN	170826
Time
Date	199102
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bur
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2400 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bur tower : whp
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	170826
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

My wife was in the left seat. While looking for bur in the haze (though VMC), my wife and I observed an approaching aircraft with its landing lights on. We were landing at bur. The approaching aircraft was several mi from our aircraft. My wife turned to the left and the aircraft passed to the right and below us. The bur tower, however, after we had initiated the turn, called our attention to the other aircraft and said we were in the whiteman airport traffic pattern (downwind). He asked us to call him when we landed. I personally called him since I was operating the radios. We had a nice conversation about the matter. I do not believe that we were veer in a conflict situation visibility-a-visibility the other aircraft. However, the 2 airports are too close together and it is difficult to land on runway 15 at bur and not pass very close to whiteman.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE APCHING BUR SMA ENTERED WHP ATA.

Narrative: MY WIFE WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT. WHILE LOOKING FOR BUR IN THE HAZE (THOUGH VMC), MY WIFE AND I OBSERVED AN APCHING ACFT WITH ITS LNDG LIGHTS ON. WE WERE LNDG AT BUR. THE APCHING ACFT WAS SEVERAL MI FROM OUR ACFT. MY WIFE TURNED TO THE LEFT AND THE ACFT PASSED TO THE RIGHT AND BELOW US. THE BUR TWR, HOWEVER, AFTER WE HAD INITIATED THE TURN, CALLED OUR ATTN TO THE OTHER ACFT AND SAID WE WERE IN THE WHITEMAN ARPT TFC PATTERN (DOWNWIND). HE ASKED US TO CALL HIM WHEN WE LANDED. I PERSONALLY CALLED HIM SINCE I WAS OPERATING THE RADIOS. WE HAD A NICE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE MATTER. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT WE WERE VEER IN A CONFLICT SITUATION VIS-A-VIS THE OTHER ACFT. HOWEVER, THE 2 ARPTS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO LAND ON RWY 15 AT BUR AND NOT PASS VERY CLOSE TO WHITEMAN.

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.