A BE95 pilot reports that he had an near midair collision with a lear jet while performing a practice ILS approach to ral. The BE95 pilot suspects that the lear was inbound to cno.

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Attributes
ACN	386599
Time
Date	199711
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lka
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2100 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ont
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Travelair 95
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Gates Learjet Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 500 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	386599
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was flying a practice ILS in VFR conditions to ral. I had intercepted the localizer and was approaching the OM. I was slightly below the GS so I halted my descent. A lear jet passed about 200 ft below me on a heading exactly opposite mine. After he passed, approach control called out 'traffic 12 O'clock, less than 1 mi, type unknown.' I replied that 'it's a lear, I missed him.' the controller asked me if it was a lear. Ral and cno share the same OM even though the ILS's are in opposite directions. I suppose the lear was on the approach to cno. Even though I was VFR, I think that approach control should have provided better separation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE95 PLT RPTS THAT HE HAD AN NMAC WITH A LEAR JET WHILE PERFORMING A PRACTICE ILS APCH TO RAL. THE BE95 PLT SUSPECTS THAT THE LEAR WAS INBOUND TO CNO.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING A PRACTICE ILS IN VFR CONDITIONS TO RAL. I HAD INTERCEPTED THE LOC AND WAS APCHING THE OM. I WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW THE GS SO I HALTED MY DSCNT. A LEAR JET PASSED ABOUT 200 FT BELOW ME ON A HDG EXACTLY OPPOSITE MINE. AFTER HE PASSED, APCH CTL CALLED OUT 'TFC 12 O'CLOCK, LESS THAN 1 MI, TYPE UNKNOWN.' I REPLIED THAT 'IT'S A LEAR, I MISSED HIM.' THE CTLR ASKED ME IF IT WAS A LEAR. RAL AND CNO SHARE THE SAME OM EVEN THOUGH THE ILS'S ARE IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. I SUPPOSE THE LEAR WAS ON THE APCH TO CNO. EVEN THOUGH I WAS VFR, I THINK THAT APCH CTL SHOULD HAVE PROVIDED BETTER SEPARATION.

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.