Flight crew of cargo aircraft casa 212 makes evasive maneuvers when sighting a cessna crossing left to right in front of their aircraft when on approach.

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Attributes
ACN	385729
Time
Date	199711
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cykf
State Reference	ON
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1200 agl bound upper : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cykf
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 1060 flight time type : 360
ASRS Report	385729
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 225 vertical : 30
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While on a visual approach to runway 6, the tower controller told us to report 3 mi out. Just after we reported 3 mi out, a single engine cessna crossed from left to right in front of our aircraft. When we noticed the cessna, it was very close (within 250 ft) to our aircraft. The tower controller never notified us of this traffic, and later told us that the traffic was supposed to follow us to the runway to land, but he had lost visual contact with us due to the sun in his eyes. I believe that if the tower controller had given us a position report on the traffic we could have known exactly where to look for the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF CARGO ACFT CASA 212 MAKES EVASIVE MANEUVERS WHEN SIGHTING A CESSNA XING L TO R IN FRONT OF THEIR ACFT WHEN ON APCH.

Narrative: WHILE ON A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 6, THE TWR CTLR TOLD US TO RPT 3 MI OUT. JUST AFTER WE RPTED 3 MI OUT, A SINGLE ENG CESSNA CROSSED FROM L TO R IN FRONT OF OUR ACFT. WHEN WE NOTICED THE CESSNA, IT WAS VERY CLOSE (WITHIN 250 FT) TO OUR ACFT. THE TWR CTLR NEVER NOTIFIED US OF THIS TFC, AND LATER TOLD US THAT THE TFC WAS SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW US TO THE RWY TO LAND, BUT HE HAD LOST VISUAL CONTACT WITH US DUE TO THE SUN IN HIS EYES. I BELIEVE THAT IF THE TWR CTLR HAD GIVEN US A POS RPT ON THE TFC WE COULD HAVE KNOWN EXACTLY WHERE TO LOOK FOR THE ACFT.

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.