Narrative:

Departed ffc in very windy conditions en route to lzu. Contacted approach control on 119.3 for advisories and had visual contact with the aircraft 10 mi southwest. Contacted tower and was advised to report 3 NM southwest of the field. Reported 3 mi southwest of the field and was advised to enter right base for runway 7 '#2 to follow twin cessna' (which I remember as being on 2 1/2 mi left base). Facility person later told me this was incorrect that the cessna was on final and an IFR inbound. I continued on the base leg until almost crossing the centerline of the runway when the controller blurted, 'you can't just bust in here in a base like that, you're supposed to follow traffic.' this was when I saw the twin cessna off my left and in very close proximity to me causing me to take evasive action. (Possibly for the twin cessna also). The controller then instructed me to enter downwind for runway 7 to follow the twin. I asked several times what he wanted a right or left downwind. The next instruction I received was to enter left base for runway 7, which I did and landed safely. All the time the controller was talking on the frequency about how I did not follow instructions to follow the twin cessna. I, at the time, thought the cessna was on the ground and I was to be cleared to land. I would have been glad to enter a left or right downwind approaching the airport until I had traffic in sight. This to me is especially important since the other aircraft was on an IFR approach. I never saw the other aircraft until intercepting the final approach course. After landing I was instructed by the controller to contact the tower on the telephone and did so. This conversation on his part was very negative and he reiterated many of the same things he mentioned on the frequency. Later he explained to facility person that I was arrogant and made him feel bad. I must admit that my emotions were high but after all, I had just escaped death and I felt it was because of lack of control from the tower. My intentions were not to make anyone feel bad or to be arrogant but to find out what broke down in the system. This individual obviously did not share the same opinion. I asked for the manager's name and he politely gave it to me. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: analyst learned in the callback that reporter had informed the controller that the twin cessna was not in sight. Reporter stated that he was informed by a facility person that reporter would be violated by the facility for not following ATC instructions. Reporter indicated no further subsequent action was taken on the incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN APPARENT NEAR MISS SIT BTWN RPTR'S ACFT AND A TWIN CESSNA ON FINAL APCH THE RPTR WAS INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW FOR LNDG.

Narrative: DEPARTED FFC IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ENRTE TO LZU. CONTACTED APCH CTL ON 119.3 FOR ADVISORIES AND HAD VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE ACFT 10 MI SW. CONTACTED TWR AND WAS ADVISED TO RPT 3 NM SW OF THE FIELD. RPTED 3 MI SW OF THE FIELD AND WAS ADVISED TO ENTER R BASE FOR RWY 7 '#2 TO FOLLOW TWIN CESSNA' (WHICH I REMEMBER AS BEING ON 2 1/2 MI L BASE). FACILITY PERSON LATER TOLD ME THIS WAS INCORRECT THAT THE CESSNA WAS ON FINAL AND AN IFR INBOUND. I CONTINUED ON THE BASE LEG UNTIL ALMOST XING THE CTRLINE OF THE RWY WHEN THE CTLR BLURTED, 'YOU CAN'T JUST BUST IN HERE IN A BASE LIKE THAT, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW TFC.' THIS WAS WHEN I SAW THE TWIN CESSNA OFF MY L AND IN VERY CLOSE PROX TO ME CAUSING ME TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION. (POSSIBLY FOR THE TWIN CESSNA ALSO). THE CTLR THEN INSTRUCTED ME TO ENTER DOWNWIND FOR RWY 7 TO FOLLOW THE TWIN. I ASKED SEVERAL TIMES WHAT HE WANTED A R OR L DOWNWIND. THE NEXT INSTRUCTION I RECEIVED WAS TO ENTER L BASE FOR RWY 7, WHICH I DID AND LANDED SAFELY. ALL THE TIME THE CTLR WAS TALKING ON THE FREQ ABOUT HOW I DID NOT FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW THE TWIN CESSNA. I, AT THE TIME, THOUGHT THE CESSNA WAS ON THE GND AND I WAS TO BE CLRED TO LAND. I WOULD HAVE BEEN GLAD TO ENTER A L OR R DOWNWIND APCHING THE ARPT UNTIL I HAD TFC IN SIGHT. THIS TO ME IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT SINCE THE OTHER ACFT WAS ON AN IFR APCH. I NEVER SAW THE OTHER ACFT UNTIL INTERCEPTING THE FINAL APCH COURSE. AFTER LNDG I WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE CTLR TO CONTACT THE TWR ON THE TELEPHONE AND DID SO. THIS CONVERSATION ON HIS PART WAS VERY NEGATIVE AND HE REITERATED MANY OF THE SAME THINGS HE MENTIONED ON THE FREQ. LATER HE EXPLAINED TO FACILITY PERSON THAT I WAS ARROGANT AND MADE HIM FEEL BAD. I MUST ADMIT THAT MY EMOTIONS WERE HIGH BUT AFTER ALL, I HAD JUST ESCAPED DEATH AND I FELT IT WAS BECAUSE OF LACK OF CTL FROM THE TWR. MY INTENTIONS WERE NOT TO MAKE ANYONE FEEL BAD OR TO BE ARROGANT BUT TO FIND OUT WHAT BROKE DOWN IN THE SYS. THIS INDIVIDUAL OBVIOUSLY DID NOT SHARE THE SAME OPINION. I ASKED FOR THE MGR'S NAME AND HE POLITELY GAVE IT TO ME. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: ANALYST LEARNED IN THE CALLBACK THAT RPTR HAD INFORMED THE CTLR THAT THE TWIN CESSNA WAS NOT IN SIGHT. RPTR STATED THAT HE WAS INFORMED BY A FACILITY PERSON THAT RPTR WOULD BE VIOLATED BY THE FACILITY FOR NOT FOLLOWING ATC INSTRUCTIONS. RPTR INDICATED NO FURTHER SUBSEQUENT ACTION WAS TAKEN ON THE INCIDENT.

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.