Potential conflict.

Attributes
ACN	262025
Time
Date	199401
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sjc
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 67 flight time total : 706 flight time type : 122
ASRS Report	262025
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 600
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

As I was cleared to land at san jose runway 29 I entered left base with 1 cessna on short final. When I turned from base to final I noticed I overshot the centerline of runway 29 by 100 ft, so I continued my left turn and flew back toward the centerline. As I did, a being 737-300 airlines jet on short final for runway 30L flew past my aircraft lower and right. I was not comfortable with the distance. Now I know what to expect at sjc. My attention to detail in the pattern could use some improvement and I will work on it, however, the margin for error is too small at sjc runways 29 and 30L with simultaneous lndgs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: POTENTIAL CONFLICT.

Narrative: AS I WAS CLRED TO LAND AT SAN JOSE RWY 29 I ENTERED L BASE WITH 1 CESSNA ON SHORT FINAL. WHEN I TURNED FROM BASE TO FINAL I NOTICED I OVERSHOT THE CTRLINE OF RWY 29 BY 100 FT, SO I CONTINUED MY L TURN AND FLEW BACK TOWARD THE CTRLINE. AS I DID, A BEING 737-300 AIRLINES JET ON SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 30L FLEW PAST MY ACFT LOWER AND R. I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE DISTANCE. NOW I KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT AT SJC. MY ATTN TO DETAIL IN THE PATTERN COULD USE SOME IMPROVEMENT AND I WILL WORK ON IT, HOWEVER, THE MARGIN FOR ERROR IS TOO SMALL AT SJC RWYS 29 AND 30L WITH SIMULTANEOUS LNDGS.

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.