Narrative:

I was on a 340 degree vector, which is downwind, left traffic to runway 16 eug, at 5000 ft. Approach called 'traffic, 11 O'clock position, 3.6 mi at 2500 ft, a bonanza.' I acknowledged, and shortly thereafter saw an aircraft below me, 10-11 O'clock position on extended final to runway 16. I reported traffic in sight, and was 'cleared visual approach, runway 16, behind the bonanza' by cascade approach. I maintained contact with the traffic, began to descend out of 5000 ft continuing the downwind until the traffic was about 8 O'clock position. I continued the descent and turned base to runway 16. I squared the base to final turn to maintain separation from the leading traffic. When I was about to level out on final, tower called 'do you have the bonanza in sight, disregard, immediate left turn to 090 degrees, bonanza XXX immediate right turn to (something).' rather than leveling the bank, I increased bank angle and continued the turn through 160 degrees to 090 degrees and terminated the descent. Once on 090 degree heading I climbed slightly to maybe 2000 ft MSL and was vectored by tower to 340 degree heading, and cleared for approach and cleared to land. Landing was uneventful. The other aircraft (the bonanza was never in sight, and I have no information on that aircraft's position or actions beyond what I was told by ATC, or derived from partial radio xmissions between approach (119.6) and tower (118.9) frequencys. My only comment is that a common wording that would have alerted me to the presence of a 3RD aircraft on approach is 'cleared visual approach, third behind the bonanza.' ultimately, the ATC system worked well because no damage or injuries resulted.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA46 MALIBU CPR PLT IS TOLD TO MAKE A GAR BY CTLR WHEN HE COMES IN CLOSE PROX OF A BE35 ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 16 AT EUG, OR.

Narrative: I WAS ON A 340 DEG VECTOR, WHICH IS DOWNWIND, L TFC TO RWY 16 EUG, AT 5000 FT. APCH CALLED 'TFC, 11 O'CLOCK POS, 3.6 MI AT 2500 FT, A BONANZA.' I ACKNOWLEDGED, AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER SAW AN ACFT BELOW ME, 10-11 O'CLOCK POS ON EXTENDED FINAL TO RWY 16. I RPTED TFC IN SIGHT, AND WAS 'CLRED VISUAL APCH, RWY 16, BEHIND THE BONANZA' BY CASCADE APCH. I MAINTAINED CONTACT WITH THE TFC, BEGAN TO DSND OUT OF 5000 FT CONTINUING THE DOWNWIND UNTIL THE TFC WAS ABOUT 8 O'CLOCK POS. I CONTINUED THE DSCNT AND TURNED BASE TO RWY 16. I SQUARED THE BASE TO FINAL TURN TO MAINTAIN SEPARATION FROM THE LEADING TFC. WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO LEVEL OUT ON FINAL, TWR CALLED 'DO YOU HAVE THE BONANZA IN SIGHT, DISREGARD, IMMEDIATE L TURN TO 090 DEGS, BONANZA XXX IMMEDIATE R TURN TO (SOMETHING).' RATHER THAN LEVELING THE BANK, I INCREASED BANK ANGLE AND CONTINUED THE TURN THROUGH 160 DEGS TO 090 DEGS AND TERMINATED THE DSCNT. ONCE ON 090 DEG HDG I CLBED SLIGHTLY TO MAYBE 2000 FT MSL AND WAS VECTORED BY TWR TO 340 DEG HDG, AND CLRED FOR APCH AND CLRED TO LAND. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE OTHER ACFT (THE BONANZA WAS NEVER IN SIGHT, AND I HAVE NO INFO ON THAT ACFT'S POS OR ACTIONS BEYOND WHAT I WAS TOLD BY ATC, OR DERIVED FROM PARTIAL RADIO XMISSIONS BTWN APCH (119.6) AND TWR (118.9) FREQS. MY ONLY COMMENT IS THAT A COMMON WORDING THAT WOULD HAVE ALERTED ME TO THE PRESENCE OF A 3RD ACFT ON APCH IS 'CLRED VISUAL APCH, THIRD BEHIND THE BONANZA.' ULTIMATELY, THE ATC SYS WORKED WELL BECAUSE NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES RESULTED.

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.