A piper PA46 pilot had a near miss with a piper cherokee on final to ffz.

Attributes
ACN	439289
Time
Date	199906
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ffz.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ffz.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-46 Malibu
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : ffz.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	439289
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were on a base entry for runway 22L squawking 1200 and were asked to identify at less than 1 mi before our turn to final. The controller told us we were #1 for landing on runway 22L, turn to final and cleared to land runway 22L. Upon turning to final, a piper cherokee also turned final from my left, right in front of our plane less than 300 ft away. We had to veer left immediately. The controller instructed the cherokee to change direction and apologized for the confusion stating something to the effect 'thank you for your cooperation, I had 3 planes end up in the same place at the same time.' in my opinion, someone should have been required to do a 360 degree turn or have gotten a vector out of the area for proper spacing in the interest of safety.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PIPER PA46 PLT HAD A NEAR MISS WITH A PIPER CHEROKEE ON FINAL TO FFZ.

Narrative: WE WERE ON A BASE ENTRY FOR RWY 22L SQUAWKING 1200 AND WERE ASKED TO IDENT AT LESS THAN 1 MI BEFORE OUR TURN TO FINAL. THE CTLR TOLD US WE WERE #1 FOR LNDG ON RWY 22L, TURN TO FINAL AND CLRED TO LAND RWY 22L. UPON TURNING TO FINAL, A PIPER CHEROKEE ALSO TURNED FINAL FROM MY L, RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR PLANE LESS THAN 300 FT AWAY. WE HAD TO VEER L IMMEDIATELY. THE CTLR INSTRUCTED THE CHEROKEE TO CHANGE DIRECTION AND APOLOGIZED FOR THE CONFUSION STATING SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT 'THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION, I HAD 3 PLANES END UP IN THE SAME PLACE AT THE SAME TIME.' IN MY OPINION, SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO DO A 360 DEG TURN OR HAVE GOTTEN A VECTOR OUT OF THE AREA FOR PROPER SPACING IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY.

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.