Near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	219978
Time
Date	199208
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gvw
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : gvw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	219978
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 30
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was on downwind for 36 (right traffic). Traffic also landing at same airport is northbound, he should be entering a base leg. I have visual on light transport Z. I do not see small aircraft Y going north. No advisories from tower. Finally when I am ready to turn base the tower asks small aircraft Y his position. He reports same location as me, he then passes on my left, opposite direction. I asked the controller why he put me on a head-on with small aircraft Y. He tried to blame me for it. Controller was more interested in the light transport's landing first. He extended me on downwind. He gave no TA's. He had no idea where the traffic was. There were only these 3 airplanes near this facility.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC.

Narrative: I WAS ON DOWNWIND FOR 36 (R TFC). TFC ALSO LNDG AT SAME ARPT IS NBOUND, HE SHOULD BE ENTERING A BASE LEG. I HAVE VISUAL ON LTT Z. I DO NOT SEE SMA Y GOING N. NO ADVISORIES FROM TWR. FINALLY WHEN I AM READY TO TURN BASE THE TWR ASKS SMA Y HIS POS. HE RPTS SAME LOCATION AS ME, HE THEN PASSES ON MY L, OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I ASKED THE CTLR WHY HE PUT ME ON A HEAD-ON WITH SMA Y. HE TRIED TO BLAME ME FOR IT. CTLR WAS MORE INTERESTED IN THE LTT'S LNDG FIRST. HE EXTENDED ME ON DOWNWIND. HE GAVE NO TA'S. HE HAD NO IDEA WHERE THE TFC WAS. THERE WERE ONLY THESE 3 AIRPLANES NEAR THIS FACILITY.

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.