PA60 pilot initiates evasive turn to avoid tower issued traffic, PA28, opposite direction, on short final. Apparently on IFR approach, ZMA did not coordinate PA28 with tower, having already released an IFR departure opposite direction to aircraft on approach.

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Attributes
ACN	407981
Time
Date	199807
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : vrb
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma tower : vrb
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-60 600 Aerostar
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller non radar : 13 controller radar : 2 controller supervisory : 1 flight time total : 100
ASRS Report	407981
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

PA28 was on instrument approach talking to ZMA to runway 11R. PA60 was departing runway 29L swbound and was advised of traffic inbound. I scanned for traffic and none was noted. PA28 checked onto frequency 2.6 mi inside urb VOR (1/2 to 1/4 mi) final and was advised of traffic. PA60 was at departure end of runway 29L and took evasive action. LOA with ZMA states communications will be xferred prior to the approach gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA60 PLT INITIATES EVASIVE TURN TO AVOID TWR ISSUED TFC, PA28, OPPOSITE DIRECTION, ON SHORT FINAL. APPARENTLY ON IFR APCH, ZMA DID NOT COORDINATE PA28 WITH TWR, HAVING ALREADY RELEASED AN IFR DEP OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO ACFT ON APCH.

Narrative: PA28 WAS ON INST APCH TALKING TO ZMA TO RWY 11R. PA60 WAS DEPARTING RWY 29L SWBOUND AND WAS ADVISED OF TFC INBOUND. I SCANNED FOR TFC AND NONE WAS NOTED. PA28 CHKED ONTO FREQ 2.6 MI INSIDE URB VOR (1/2 TO 1/4 MI) FINAL AND WAS ADVISED OF TFC. PA60 WAS AT DEP END OF RWY 29L AND TOOK EVASIVE ACTION. LOA WITH ZMA STATES COMS WILL BE XFERRED PRIOR TO THE APCH GATE.

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.