Flight crew report on traffic volume and flight crew distrs in the sna class D airspace. Airspace allocation questioned.

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Attributes
ACN	284843
Time
Date	199410
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sna
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1300 msl bound upper : 1300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sna
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	284843
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Just outside OM on final to runway 19R sna tower advised of traffic (traffic reporter) at XX00 O'clock 2 NM crossing left to right at 1800 ft. We picked him up at XX30-XX00 1 mi. As he passed off to our right at approximately 1/2 NM we got an RA that commanded no climb (we were approximately 1300 ft AGL) we continued the approach as the ivsi needle was already in the safe or commanded sector and we had the aircraft in sight. This airport is bad enough to operate in and out of without having to complete for airspace with the local radio and tv stations. This type of operation is an invitation to disaster. There are already too many flies in the ointment what with helicopters (military) operating from their pads just to the left of final at 1 mi, excessive light plane traffic, airspace restrs and unnecessary strict noise abatement procedures. Even though both aircraft in this case had the other in sight, I think this could lead to an extremely dangerous situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC RPT ON TFC VOLUME AND FLC DISTRS IN THE SNA CLASS D AIRSPACE. AIRSPACE ALLOCATION QUESTIONED.

Narrative: JUST OUTSIDE OM ON FINAL TO RWY 19R SNA TWR ADVISED OF TFC (TFC RPTR) AT XX00 O'CLOCK 2 NM XING L TO R AT 1800 FT. WE PICKED HIM UP AT XX30-XX00 1 MI. AS HE PASSED OFF TO OUR R AT APPROX 1/2 NM WE GOT AN RA THAT COMMANDED NO CLB (WE WERE APPROX 1300 FT AGL) WE CONTINUED THE APCH AS THE IVSI NEEDLE WAS ALREADY IN THE SAFE OR COMMANDED SECTOR AND WE HAD THE ACFT IN SIGHT. THIS ARPT IS BAD ENOUGH TO OPERATE IN AND OUT OF WITHOUT HAVING TO COMPLETE FOR AIRSPACE WITH THE LCL RADIO AND TV STATIONS. THIS TYPE OF OP IS AN INVITATION TO DISASTER. THERE ARE ALREADY TOO MANY FLIES IN THE OINTMENT WHAT WITH HELIS (MIL) OPERATING FROM THEIR PADS JUST TO THE L OF FINAL AT 1 MI, EXCESSIVE LIGHT PLANE TFC, AIRSPACE RESTRS AND UNNECESSARY STRICT NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS. EVEN THOUGH BOTH ACFT IN THIS CASE HAD THE OTHER IN SIGHT, I THINK THIS COULD LEAD TO AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SIT.

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.