BE35 pilot initiates a go around when a military C17 turns base leg in apparent conflict with BE35. ...

Attributes
ACN	428884
Time
Date	199902
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pmd
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	approach : straight in arrival other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 5600 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	428884
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 6000 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

On feb/xa/99 between XA00-XB00, I (aircraft X) was on an ILS in VFR conditions to pmd for a practice low approach. After I checked in with tower on 123.7, tower called a C17 (aircraft Y) as traffic downwind. The tower asked the C17 to extend downwind due to traffic on ILS (me). The C17 expressed his dissatisfaction with that option. The tower then asked if the C17 had me in sight, the C17 said yes, and tower told the C17 to turn base. The C17 turned base at my 3 O'clock position and after completing the turn he was at my 3:30 position at about 1 mi. I told tower this was not looking good and I executed a missed approach to avoid a possible midair. I reported this incident to the tower supervisor and received a very defensive attitude. This is a contract tower and I was intimidated. I was told I could not file a near miss report and finally they asked for my certificate number. I elected not to file the near miss report in fear of retribution. I fly in this area a lot and fear they will get even. This is a sorry state where ATC ranks their job security over flight safety. This is not how teamwork to promote flight safety is accomplished. I have taped conversations of the phone call. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he taped the conversation with the tower supervisor/manager. The reporter independently investigated his options with FSDO, and was told that the near midair collision had to be filed with the tower. The reporter stated that he felt intimidated by both individuals he talked with. He wrote a letter to the western pacific air traffic division manager stating the incident, requesting resolution. The reporter, through the foia, requested and obtained an 'ntap' of the incident. After his review of the ntap, he speculated that he might have been able to keep in front of the C17 to landing, but still believes he correctly resolved the pending situation by executing a go around. The reporter is now waiting for a response from the awp air traffic division manager.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE35 PLT INITIATES A GAR WHEN A MIL C17 TURNS BASE LEG IN APPARENT CONFLICT WITH BE35. CONCERNED BE35 PLTS CALLS TWR, BUT PERCEIVES TWR SUPVR AS INTIMIDATING WHEN ADVISED THAT THE PLT WANTS TO SUBMIT NMAC DUE TO INCIDENT.

Narrative: ON FEB/XA/99 BTWN XA00-XB00, I (ACFT X) WAS ON AN ILS IN VFR CONDITIONS TO PMD FOR A PRACTICE LOW APCH. AFTER I CHKED IN WITH TWR ON 123.7, TWR CALLED A C17 (ACFT Y) AS TFC DOWNWIND. THE TWR ASKED THE C17 TO EXTEND DOWNWIND DUE TO TFC ON ILS (ME). THE C17 EXPRESSED HIS DISSATISFACTION WITH THAT OPTION. THE TWR THEN ASKED IF THE C17 HAD ME IN SIGHT, THE C17 SAID YES, AND TWR TOLD THE C17 TO TURN BASE. THE C17 TURNED BASE AT MY 3 O'CLOCK POS AND AFTER COMPLETING THE TURN HE WAS AT MY 3:30 POS AT ABOUT 1 MI. I TOLD TWR THIS WAS NOT LOOKING GOOD AND I EXECUTED A MISSED APCH TO AVOID A POSSIBLE MIDAIR. I RPTED THIS INCIDENT TO THE TWR SUPVR AND RECEIVED A VERY DEFENSIVE ATTITUDE. THIS IS A CONTRACT TWR AND I WAS INTIMIDATED. I WAS TOLD I COULD NOT FILE A NEAR MISS RPT AND FINALLY THEY ASKED FOR MY CERTIFICATE NUMBER. I ELECTED NOT TO FILE THE NEAR MISS RPT IN FEAR OF RETRIBUTION. I FLY IN THIS AREA A LOT AND FEAR THEY WILL GET EVEN. THIS IS A SORRY STATE WHERE ATC RANKS THEIR JOB SECURITY OVER FLT SAFETY. THIS IS NOT HOW TEAMWORK TO PROMOTE FLT SAFETY IS ACCOMPLISHED. I HAVE TAPED CONVERSATIONS OF THE PHONE CALL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE TAPED THE CONVERSATION WITH THE TWR SUPVR/MGR. THE RPTR INDEPENDENTLY INVESTIGATED HIS OPTIONS WITH FSDO, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE NMAC HAD TO BE FILED WITH THE TWR. THE RPTR STATED THAT HE FELT INTIMIDATED BY BOTH INDIVIDUALS HE TALKED WITH. HE WROTE A LETTER TO THE WESTERN PACIFIC AIR TFC DIVISION MGR STATING THE INCIDENT, REQUESTING RESOLUTION. THE RPTR, THROUGH THE FOIA, REQUESTED AND OBTAINED AN 'NTAP' OF THE INCIDENT. AFTER HIS REVIEW OF THE NTAP, HE SPECULATED THAT HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP IN FRONT OF THE C17 TO LNDG, BUT STILL BELIEVES HE CORRECTLY RESOLVED THE PENDING SIT BY EXECUTING A GAR. THE RPTR IS NOW WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE AWP AIR TFC DIVISION MGR.

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.

BE35 pilot initiates a go around when a military C17 turns base leg in apparent conflict with BE35. Concerned BE35 pilots calls tower, but perceives tower supervisor as intimidating when advised that the pilot wants to submit near midair collision due to incident.