An atx pilot had an near midair collision with a C210 in the anc traffic pattern. The reporter was f...

Attributes
ACN	339677
Time
Date	199606
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : anc
State Reference	AK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 600 msl bound upper : 600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : anc
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 7/8
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 7000
ASRS Report	339677
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

I had switched from approach control to tower. I called my reporting point to tower and was cleared to land. As I was descending on left base for runway 33, I looked up and saw this aircraft approaching head-on. I had to bank hard right and pull up to avoid hitting this aircraft. We probably passed each other within 100 ft horizontal and vertical. This situation occurred because of inexperienced controllers in the tower. These controllers came out of a college program directly into the tower. They don't even know how to talk on the radio much less know what a left or right downwind is. Give them some experience on simulators or something, teach them to talk on the radio, teach them the traffic pattern, ie, upwind, crosswind, base, final -- either left or right traffic. Let them work only ground control until they are familiar with procedures and are comfortable talking on the radio.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATX PLT HAD AN NMAC WITH A C210 IN THE ANC TFC PATTERN. THE RPTR WAS FLYING A C207.

Narrative: I HAD SWITCHED FROM APCH CTL TO TWR. I CALLED MY RPTING POINT TO TWR AND WAS CLRED TO LAND. AS I WAS DSNDING ON L BASE FOR RWY 33, I LOOKED UP AND SAW THIS ACFT APCHING HEAD-ON. I HAD TO BANK HARD R AND PULL UP TO AVOID HITTING THIS ACFT. WE PROBABLY PASSED EACH OTHER WITHIN 100 FT HORIZ AND VERT. THIS SIT OCCURRED BECAUSE OF INEXPERIENCED CTLRS IN THE TWR. THESE CTLRS CAME OUT OF A COLLEGE PROGRAM DIRECTLY INTO THE TWR. THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO TALK ON THE RADIO MUCH LESS KNOW WHAT A L OR R DOWNWIND IS. GIVE THEM SOME EXPERIENCE ON SIMULATORS OR SOMETHING, TEACH THEM TO TALK ON THE RADIO, TEACH THEM THE TFC PATTERN, IE, UPWIND, XWIND, BASE, FINAL -- EITHER L OR R TFC. LET THEM WORK ONLY GND CTL UNTIL THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH PROCS AND ARE COMFORTABLE TALKING ON THE RADIO.

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.

An atx pilot had an near midair collision with a C210 in the anc traffic pattern. The reporter was flying a C207.