Less than comfortable separation.

Attributes
ACN	296970
Time
Date	199502
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hhr
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	King Air C90 E90
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	296970
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other other

Narrative:

On a VFR approach to lax, I was instructed by socal approach control to depart seal beach VOR on a heading for vectors to lax at 3500 ft. Perhaps 5 mi out of lax I was cleared for runway 25L. I told the controller I was descending out of 3000 ft a few moments later -- then instructed to contact tower -- I had some difficulty in contacting them, but did, and was cleared to land. I was asked to call the tower which I did. They advised me that I had an 'incursion' with a king air over hawthorne. I never saw him, and thought approach control had cleared me to descend for runway 25L.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LESS THAN COMFORTABLE SEPARATION.

Narrative: ON A VFR APCH TO LAX, I WAS INSTRUCTED BY SOCAL APCH CTL TO DEPART SEAL BEACH VOR ON A HDG FOR VECTORS TO LAX AT 3500 FT. PERHAPS 5 MI OUT OF LAX I WAS CLRED FOR RWY 25L. I TOLD THE CTLR I WAS DSNDING OUT OF 3000 FT A FEW MOMENTS LATER -- THEN INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT TWR -- I HAD SOME DIFFICULTY IN CONTACTING THEM, BUT DID, AND WAS CLRED TO LAND. I WAS ASKED TO CALL THE TWR WHICH I DID. THEY ADVISED ME THAT I HAD AN 'INCURSION' WITH A KING AIR OVER HAWTHORNE. I NEVER SAW HIM, AND THOUGHT APCH CTL HAD CLRED ME TO DSND FOR RWY 25L.

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.