Near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	249723
Time
Date	199308
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : osh
State Reference	WI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1800 msl bound upper : 1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : osh tower : osh
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 450 flight time type : 330
ASRS Report	249723
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Pilot was approaching oshkosh airport to land for fly-in. Pilot had advisory notice on board and had monitored ATIS. Was listening on approach frequency for controller's directions. Encountered extremely light traffic in vicinity of ripon which was a surprise. Followed railroad tracks toward airport. Controller idented aircraft. Pilot replied with rocking of wings. Controller told pilot to turn right for landing on runway 36R and monitor osh tower. Pilot turned, but could not see runway at this point. Pilot then wandered on original course and flew parallel to runway 9/27 into traffic departing runway 27. Had contact and conversation with osh tower who advised aircraft to make right turn and then land on runway 36R. Several aircraft taking off were within 200 ft of this aircraft. Landed safely with no further incident. Pilot was not prepared for light traffic and had not fully prepared for the approach, should have known all landmarks and listened to controller. Fortunately no damage was done, learned a good lesson.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC.

Narrative: PLT WAS APCHING OSHKOSH ARPT TO LAND FOR FLY-IN. PLT HAD ADVISORY NOTICE ON BOARD AND HAD MONITORED ATIS. WAS LISTENING ON APCH FREQ FOR CTLR'S DIRECTIONS. ENCOUNTERED EXTREMELY LIGHT TFC IN VICINITY OF RIPON WHICH WAS A SURPRISE. FOLLOWED RAILROAD TRACKS TOWARD ARPT. CTLR IDENTED ACFT. PLT REPLIED WITH ROCKING OF WINGS. CTLR TOLD PLT TO TURN R FOR LNDG ON RWY 36R AND MONITOR OSH TWR. PLT TURNED, BUT COULD NOT SEE RWY AT THIS POINT. PLT THEN WANDERED ON ORIGINAL COURSE AND FLEW PARALLEL TO RWY 9/27 INTO TFC DEPARTING RWY 27. HAD CONTACT AND CONVERSATION WITH OSH TWR WHO ADVISED ACFT TO MAKE R TURN AND THEN LAND ON RWY 36R. SEVERAL ACFT TAKING OFF WERE WITHIN 200 FT OF THIS ACFT. LANDED SAFELY WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. PLT WAS NOT PREPARED FOR LIGHT TFC AND HAD NOT FULLY PREPARED FOR THE APCH, SHOULD HAVE KNOWN ALL LANDMARKS AND LISTENED TO CTLR. FORTUNATELY NO DAMAGE WAS DONE, LEARNED A GOOD LESSON.

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.