An instructor with a student pilot in an small aircraft have an near midair collision with an aircraft that crosses under them while they are on short final approach to runway 29 at sjc.

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Attributes
ACN	346459
Time
Date	199608
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sjc
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 650 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	346459
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Training student, night lndgs in closed traffic sjc runway 29. While on 3/4 mi final for runway 29, an aircraft flew under us at high speed. Our aircraft was at approximately 400-500 ft. The other aircraft was cleared for the ILS runway 30L approach. We were cleared to land runway 29. No time to react, we just watched it climb out VFR to san carlos.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN INSTRUCTOR WITH A STUDENT PLT IN AN SMA HAVE AN NMAC WITH AN ACFT THAT CROSSES UNDER THEM WHILE THEY ARE ON SHORT FINAL APCH TO RWY 29 AT SJC.

Narrative: TRAINING STUDENT, NIGHT LNDGS IN CLOSED TFC SJC RWY 29. WHILE ON 3/4 MI FINAL FOR RWY 29, AN ACFT FLEW UNDER US AT HIGH SPD. OUR ACFT WAS AT APPROX 400-500 FT. THE OTHER ACFT WAS CLRED FOR THE ILS RWY 30L APCH. WE WERE CLRED TO LAND RWY 29. NO TIME TO REACT, WE JUST WATCHED IT CLB OUT VFR TO SAN CARLOS.

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.