Narrative:

Flight was vectored by orlando approach control for the ILS runway 7 approach at 'orl' and intercepted localizer 15 mi out and was turned over to orlando executive tower. On contact was instructed to continue the approach and report a 3 mi final. At a position of 5 mi final, I was contacted and advised, #3 to land behind the cessna. I had visual contact with a malibu in front of me on final and was looking for the cessna. What happened next is the cessna appeared low and close in on a base leg in front of me. The tower instructed the cessna to go around and then instructed me to maintain 500 ft for the low approach. I questioned the tower and was instructed to go around and follow the cessna and fly 1 mi past departure end before turning to the downwind. I complied. The cessna was instructed to make a short approach. I was instructed to make a right 180 degree and continue the downwind. Next, traffic was called a cessna 210. I picked up the C210 and was told to follow that traffic on short final. I turned on base and picked up the diamond jet on final also. The sequence looked too tight to me. The frequency was busy. I side stepped the final to the right and called the tower who appeared to have forgotten me. I was then instructed to go around again and stay to the right of final. After that we flew a downwind and were sequenced to land. First I believe there was lack of good judgement used in the arrival sequence. The cessna on base should not have been sandwiched in or I could have been instructed to slow down. After all I made first contact at 15 mi out. This arrival did not develop into a close call because I stopped my descent as I picked up the cessna on base then turning to final. I do feel that a less experienced pilot could have had a near miss or possible a near midair collision. I believe the next sequence was even worse. If I had not picked up the diamond on final and side stepped, there was surely a potential of midair then. I realize the difficulty of sequencing all this traffic.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A BEECHCRAFT 23 IS SENT AROUND TWICE AFTER COMPLETION OF AN ILS APCH AND BLAMES THE TWR CTLR FOR POOR SEQUENCING PROCS.

Narrative: FLT WAS VECTORED BY ORLANDO APCH CTL FOR THE ILS RWY 7 APCH AT 'ORL' AND INTERCEPTED LOC 15 MI OUT AND WAS TURNED OVER TO ORLANDO EXECUTIVE TWR. ON CONTACT WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTINUE THE APCH AND RPT A 3 MI FINAL. AT A POS OF 5 MI FINAL, I WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED, #3 TO LAND BEHIND THE CESSNA. I HAD VISUAL CONTACT WITH A MALIBU IN FRONT OF ME ON FINAL AND WAS LOOKING FOR THE CESSNA. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT IS THE CESSNA APPEARED LOW AND CLOSE IN ON A BASE LEG IN FRONT OF ME. THE TWR INSTRUCTED THE CESSNA TO GAR AND THEN INSTRUCTED ME TO MAINTAIN 500 FT FOR THE LOW APCH. I QUESTIONED THE TWR AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO GAR AND FOLLOW THE CESSNA AND FLY 1 MI PAST DEP END BEFORE TURNING TO THE DOWNWIND. I COMPLIED. THE CESSNA WAS INSTRUCTED TO MAKE A SHORT APCH. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO MAKE A R 180 DEG AND CONTINUE THE DOWNWIND. NEXT, TFC WAS CALLED A CESSNA 210. I PICKED UP THE C210 AND WAS TOLD TO FOLLOW THAT TFC ON SHORT FINAL. I TURNED ON BASE AND PICKED UP THE DIAMOND JET ON FINAL ALSO. THE SEQUENCE LOOKED TOO TIGHT TO ME. THE FREQ WAS BUSY. I SIDE STEPPED THE FINAL TO THE R AND CALLED THE TWR WHO APPEARED TO HAVE FORGOTTEN ME. I WAS THEN INSTRUCTED TO GAR AGAIN AND STAY TO THE R OF FINAL. AFTER THAT WE FLEW A DOWNWIND AND WERE SEQUENCED TO LAND. FIRST I BELIEVE THERE WAS LACK OF GOOD JUDGEMENT USED IN THE ARR SEQUENCE. THE CESSNA ON BASE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SANDWICHED IN OR I COULD HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO SLOW DOWN. AFTER ALL I MADE FIRST CONTACT AT 15 MI OUT. THIS ARR DID NOT DEVELOP INTO A CLOSE CALL BECAUSE I STOPPED MY DSCNT AS I PICKED UP THE CESSNA ON BASE THEN TURNING TO FINAL. I DO FEEL THAT A LESS EXPERIENCED PLT COULD HAVE HAD A NEAR MISS OR POSSIBLE A NMAC. I BELIEVE THE NEXT SEQUENCE WAS EVEN WORSE. IF I HAD NOT PICKED UP THE DIAMOND ON FINAL AND SIDE STEPPED, THERE WAS SURELY A POTENTIAL OF MIDAIR THEN. I REALIZE THE DIFFICULTY OF SEQUENCING ALL THIS 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.