BE58 pilot had less than legal spacing in class B at teb.

Attributes
ACN	451921
Time
Date	199910
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : teb.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Baron 58/58TC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : teb.tower
Make Model Name	Gates Learjet Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	451921
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Facility
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

I was being vectored by teb tower for landing on runway 1. I approached from wnw and was vectored overhead at 1000 ft to enter a right downwind for runway 1. Controller was nervous, confused, overwhelmed by volume. Told me he would issue me traffic while on downwind. Said to continue and he would call my right base. He asked me if I had a learjet in sight. I responded 'negative.' he gave me left turn at which time the lear captain reported a near midair. I never had the lear in sight and wasn't issued a position report. I was in the pattern for 10 mins being vectored. This controller should not be assigned teb.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE58 PLT HAD LESS THAN LEGAL SPACING IN CLASS B AT TEB.

Narrative: I WAS BEING VECTORED BY TEB TWR FOR LNDG ON RWY 1. I APCHED FROM WNW AND WAS VECTORED OVERHEAD AT 1000 FT TO ENTER A R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 1. CTLR WAS NERVOUS, CONFUSED, OVERWHELMED BY VOLUME. TOLD ME HE WOULD ISSUE ME TFC WHILE ON DOWNWIND. SAID TO CONTINUE AND HE WOULD CALL MY R BASE. HE ASKED ME IF I HAD A LEARJET IN SIGHT. I RESPONDED 'NEGATIVE.' HE GAVE ME L TURN AT WHICH TIME THE LEAR CAPT RPTED A NEAR MIDAIR. I NEVER HAD THE LEAR IN SIGHT AND WASN'T ISSUED A POS RPT. I WAS IN THE PATTERN FOR 10 MINS BEING VECTORED. THIS CTLR SHOULD NOT BE ASSIGNED TEB.

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.