A C402 atx pilot had an near midair collision with a C152 that passed him as he was turning to follo...

Attributes
ACN	401634
Time
Date	199805
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vgt
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3200 msl bound upper : 3200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : vgt
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1830 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	401634
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After being handed off from las vegas approach control to north las vegas tower, the tower controller instructed me to enter a left downwind from runway 12. The controller then stated that there was cessna traffic departing that would remain in the pattern and that he (the controller) would turn my base inside of him (the cessna). I then replied that I was looking for traffic. After I entered a standard spaced downwind the controller stated that traffic I was to follow was a citabria on final for runway 12. My reply was 'looking.' the controller then stated that the cessna traffic was over the cheyenne air center. Once again, I replied 'looking.' I then spotted the cessna at my 8 O'clock position which I was rapidly passing on his close-in downwind. The controller then stated that my traffic was on short final and I was instructed to turn base and was also cleared to land. I replied 'traffic in sight, cleared to land runway 12, turning base now.' as I was turning base, the cessna that was following me passed approximately 50 ft below my aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C402 ATX PLT HAD AN NMAC WITH A C152 THAT PASSED HIM AS HE WAS TURNING TO FOLLOW A CH10 FOR LNDG.

Narrative: AFTER BEING HANDED OFF FROM LAS VEGAS APCH CTL TO NORTH LAS VEGAS TWR, THE TWR CTLR INSTRUCTED ME TO ENTER A L DOWNWIND FROM RWY 12. THE CTLR THEN STATED THAT THERE WAS CESSNA TFC DEPARTING THAT WOULD REMAIN IN THE PATTERN AND THAT HE (THE CTLR) WOULD TURN MY BASE INSIDE OF HIM (THE CESSNA). I THEN REPLIED THAT I WAS LOOKING FOR TFC. AFTER I ENTERED A STANDARD SPACED DOWNWIND THE CTLR STATED THAT TFC I WAS TO FOLLOW WAS A CITABRIA ON FINAL FOR RWY 12. MY REPLY WAS 'LOOKING.' THE CTLR THEN STATED THAT THE CESSNA TFC WAS OVER THE CHEYENNE AIR CTR. ONCE AGAIN, I REPLIED 'LOOKING.' I THEN SPOTTED THE CESSNA AT MY 8 O'CLOCK POS WHICH I WAS RAPIDLY PASSING ON HIS CLOSE-IN DOWNWIND. THE CTLR THEN STATED THAT MY TFC WAS ON SHORT FINAL AND I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TURN BASE AND WAS ALSO CLRED TO LAND. I REPLIED 'TFC IN SIGHT, CLRED TO LAND RWY 12, TURNING BASE NOW.' AS I WAS TURNING BASE, THE CESSNA THAT WAS FOLLOWING ME PASSED APPROX 50 FT BELOW MY 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.

A C402 atx pilot had an near midair collision with a C152 that passed him as he was turning to follow a CH10 for landing.