Small aircraft landing VFR has near midair collision with another small aircraft on short final appr...

Attributes
ACN	200405
Time
Date	199202
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lgb
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lgb
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 9 flight time total : 48 flight time type : 46
ASRS Report	200405
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 150 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was approaching long beach airport from fullerton and had contacted the tower. I was told to contact them again at 2000 ft over the 605 fwy, which I did . They gave me a straight in for runway 25L which I entered on a 45 degree angle. Another plane in the pattern was told to follow me in #4 position for landing. He had prior been in #3 position. While monitoring tower I listened to them tell this pilot I was at his 11:00 position and 1000 ft. Approximately 1 mi from touch down I was told to make an immediate right turn and to go around while #4 plane was told to make an immediate 360 degree turn to the left. #4 plane was sequenced back in for landing on 25L while I crossed over the airport midctr and turned left to establish downwind. I then proceeded through base and final and also landed. As far as I am concerned, pilot of #4 plane was unsure of his position in relation to mine and may have been confused as to which small aircraft he was to sequence behind. I also feel the tower should have repeated the instructions when #4 pilot did not acknowledge seeing me. It was heavy pattern traffic and these things happen.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA LNDG VFR HAS NMAC WITH ANOTHER SMA ON SHORT FINAL APCH.

Narrative: I WAS APCHING LONG BEACH ARPT FROM FULLERTON AND HAD CONTACTED THE TWR. I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT THEM AGAIN AT 2000 FT OVER THE 605 FWY, WHICH I DID . THEY GAVE ME A STRAIGHT IN FOR RWY 25L WHICH I ENTERED ON A 45 DEG ANGLE. ANOTHER PLANE IN THE PATTERN WAS TOLD TO FOLLOW ME IN #4 POS FOR LNDG. HE HAD PRIOR BEEN IN #3 POS. WHILE MONITORING TWR I LISTENED TO THEM TELL THIS PLT I WAS AT HIS 11:00 POS AND 1000 FT. APPROX 1 MI FROM TOUCH DOWN I WAS TOLD TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE R TURN AND TO GAR WHILE #4 PLANE WAS TOLD TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE 360 DEG TURN TO THE L. #4 PLANE WAS SEQUENCED BACK IN FOR LNDG ON 25L WHILE I CROSSED OVER THE ARPT MIDCTR AND TURNED L TO ESTABLISH DOWNWIND. I THEN PROCEEDED THROUGH BASE AND FINAL AND ALSO LANDED. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, PLT OF #4 PLANE WAS UNSURE OF HIS POS IN RELATION TO MINE AND MAY HAVE BEEN CONFUSED AS TO WHICH SMA HE WAS TO SEQUENCE BEHIND. I ALSO FEEL THE TWR SHOULD HAVE REPEATED THE INSTRUCTIONS WHEN #4 PLT DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE SEEING ME. IT WAS HVY PATTERN TFC AND THESE THINGS HAPPEN.

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.

Small aircraft landing VFR has near midair collision with another small aircraft on short final approach.