Small transport has near midair collision with small aircraft in traffic pattern.

Attributes
ACN	280193
Time
Date	199408
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cdw
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cdw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-60 600 Aerostar
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
ASRS Report	280193
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 flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

I was cleared to land behind a C-172 on runway 04. Then I was advised to go around, at which point I did. I was climbing out on runway heading when I was instructed by the tower controller to start my left crosswind turn. So I did as was instructed. When I was in the crosswind still climbing the tower controller called traffic at my 1 O'clock position. I leveled off from the climb and there was the C-172 right in front of me in the downwind for runway 04. I believe it was the failure of the controller to have called for me to turn my crosswind when he knew there was downwind traffic. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states he was brought in on a straight approach and was not told there was traffic ahead of him. Had he known he would have started to slow down sooner. His aircraft was much faster than the 172 ahead. When on the go around tower called his turn, otherwise he would have continued out further on the up wind leg. He said it is just lucky that he lowered the nose a bit in his turn or he would have overrun the second 172. He was never advised of the traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT HAS NMAC WITH SMA IN TFC PATTERN.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED TO LAND BEHIND A C-172 ON RWY 04. THEN I WAS ADVISED TO GAR, AT WHICH POINT I DID. I WAS CLBING OUT ON RWY HDG WHEN I WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE TWR CTLR TO START MY L XWIND TURN. SO I DID AS WAS INSTRUCTED. WHEN I WAS IN THE XWIND STILL CLBING THE TWR CTLR CALLED TFC AT MY 1 O'CLOCK POS. I LEVELED OFF FROM THE CLB AND THERE WAS THE C-172 RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME IN THE DOWNWIND FOR RWY 04. I BELIEVE IT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE CTLR TO HAVE CALLED FOR ME TO TURN MY XWIND WHEN HE KNEW THERE WAS DOWNWIND TFC. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES HE WAS BROUGHT IN ON A STRAIGHT APCH AND WAS NOT TOLD THERE WAS TFC AHEAD OF HIM. HAD HE KNOWN HE WOULD HAVE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN SOONER. HIS ACFT WAS MUCH FASTER THAN THE 172 AHEAD. WHEN ON THE GAR TWR CALLED HIS TURN, OTHERWISE HE WOULD HAVE CONTINUED OUT FURTHER ON THE UP WIND LEG. HE SAID IT IS JUST LUCKY THAT HE LOWERED THE NOSE A BIT IN HIS TURN OR HE WOULD HAVE OVERRUN THE SECOND 172. HE WAS NEVER ADVISED OF THE TFC.

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.