Pilot of small aircraft GA aircraft had near midair collision with another aircraft in the opposite direction for another runway in the traffic pattern.

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Attributes
ACN	236020
Time
Date	199302
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : apa
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : apa tower : mem
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	236020
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Was cleared to a right base to runway 35R, #4, then asked if I could accept runway 28. I said ok. ATC said make an immediate right turn for left downwind to runway 28. Did so and came near an small transport Y on a right downwind to runway 35. Small transport Y took no evasive action, probably looking at runway to his right. Steepened my turn to miss. Apa tower is causing all sorts of conflicts lately. Pilots are complaining. Apa tower does not have proper radar or something. Many conflicts. Non pilots are complaining. I have based there for 11 yrs and it is much worse now than in the past.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA GA ACFT HAD NMAC WITH ANOTHER ACFT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FOR ANOTHER RWY IN THE TFC PATTERN.

Narrative: WAS CLRED TO A R BASE TO RWY 35R, #4, THEN ASKED IF I COULD ACCEPT RWY 28. I SAID OK. ATC SAID MAKE AN IMMEDIATE R TURN FOR L DOWNWIND TO RWY 28. DID SO AND CAME NEAR AN SMT Y ON A R DOWNWIND TO RWY 35. SMT Y TOOK NO EVASIVE ACTION, PROBABLY LOOKING AT RWY TO HIS R. STEEPENED MY TURN TO MISS. APA TWR IS CAUSING ALL SORTS OF CONFLICTS LATELY. PLTS ARE COMPLAINING. APA TWR DOES NOT HAVE PROPER RADAR OR SOMETHING. MANY CONFLICTS. NON PLTS ARE COMPLAINING. I HAVE BASED THERE FOR 11 YRS AND IT IS MUCH WORSE NOW THAN IN THE PAST.

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.