An air taxi king air pilot reported an near midair collision at new, la.

Attributes
ACN	470217
Time
Date	200004
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : new.airport
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl single value : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : new.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Super King Air 200 HDC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : new.tower
Make Model Name	Beechcraft Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 7400 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	470217
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical conflict : nmac non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 20
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We departed bfm at XA40 en route to new. Once within 20 mi, approach control reported traffic (a bonanza) same direction and ahead of us, also landing new. This traffic was reported on several occasions and finally we were cleared for the visual approach to runway 36L without having the bonanza in sight. When we started the turn to final (about 5 mi), we got the bonanza in sight, established on final for runway 36R. Once established on final for runway 36L, and descending through about 800 ft MSL, the sic and PNF said 'oh *#@$' and went to grab the controls. I (the PIC and PF) asked 'what, what?' and saw the other pilot looking and motioning to the aircraft at our 10:30-11 O'clock position and high. I stooped down in the seat so as to be able to see up through the windshield and saw the underside of a bonanza crossing left to right. I estimate the distance at 20 ft. It appeared the bonanza had crossed the final for runway 36L on a left base for runway 36R. The bonanza rolled out on final for runway 36R directly abeam us and then appeared to be drifting closer to us. At that point I called for and began to go around with a climbing left turn and return for landing. We reported to tower that there had been a near miss and overheard the tower say to the bonanza pilot 'I thought you said you had the king air in sight.' the bonanza pilot replied 'no, I said I didn't have it in sight.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIR TAXI KING AIR PLT RPTED AN NMAC AT NEW, LA.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED BFM AT XA40 ENRTE TO NEW. ONCE WITHIN 20 MI, APCH CTL RPTED TFC (A BONANZA) SAME DIRECTION AND AHEAD OF US, ALSO LNDG NEW. THIS TFC WAS RPTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND FINALLY WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 36L WITHOUT HAVING THE BONANZA IN SIGHT. WHEN WE STARTED THE TURN TO FINAL (ABOUT 5 MI), WE GOT THE BONANZA IN SIGHT, ESTABLISHED ON FINAL FOR RWY 36R. ONCE ESTABLISHED ON FINAL FOR RWY 36L, AND DSNDING THROUGH ABOUT 800 FT MSL, THE SIC AND PNF SAID 'OH *#@$' AND WENT TO GRAB THE CTLS. I (THE PIC AND PF) ASKED 'WHAT, WHAT?' AND SAW THE OTHER PLT LOOKING AND MOTIONING TO THE ACFT AT OUR 10:30-11 O'CLOCK POS AND HIGH. I STOOPED DOWN IN THE SEAT SO AS TO BE ABLE TO SEE UP THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND SAW THE UNDERSIDE OF A BONANZA XING L TO R. I ESTIMATE THE DISTANCE AT 20 FT. IT APPEARED THE BONANZA HAD CROSSED THE FINAL FOR RWY 36L ON A L BASE FOR RWY 36R. THE BONANZA ROLLED OUT ON FINAL FOR RWY 36R DIRECTLY ABEAM US AND THEN APPEARED TO BE DRIFTING CLOSER TO US. AT THAT POINT I CALLED FOR AND BEGAN TO GO AROUND WITH A CLBING L TURN AND RETURN FOR LNDG. WE RPTED TO TWR THAT THERE HAD BEEN A NEAR MISS AND OVERHEARD THE TWR SAY TO THE BONANZA PLT 'I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU HAD THE KING AIR IN SIGHT.' THE BONANZA PLT REPLIED 'NO, I SAID I DIDN'T HAVE IT IN SIGHT.'

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.