BE35 pilot had an near midair collision with a light twin in crq class D airspace.

Attributes
ACN	499400
Time
Date	200101
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : crq.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : crq.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent : vacating altitude
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : crq.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	arrival other
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	499400
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance FAA

Narrative:

Aircraft #1 was inbound from ocn VOR, tower contact and idented by squawk by tower. Advised to report right traffic runway 24. Shortly thereafter, tower also cleared twin to depart runway 24 with a right downwind departure. Obviously, a set-up and potential conflict. Aircraft #1 descending west to east into rising sun, glare, limited visibility due to morning sun. Aircraft #1 was diligently looking for departing aircraft, and eventually spotted aircraft #2 late in the game. At last min effort, tower advised of conflict, but evasive action was already in progress. Solutions: 1) cease downwind conflicting departures when obvious departing traffic are unknown. 20 release departures on left side. 3) require departing traffic to proceed to shoreline and gain altitude before passing back over inbound traffic. 4) recognize that rising sun limits inbound visibility . 5) file IFR, load the system, avoid conflict.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE35 PLT HAD AN NMAC WITH A LIGHT TWIN IN CRQ CLASS D AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ACFT #1 WAS INBOUND FROM OCN VOR, TWR CONTACT AND IDENTED BY SQUAWK BY TWR. ADVISED TO RPT R TFC RWY 24. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, TWR ALSO CLRED TWIN TO DEPART RWY 24 WITH A R DOWNWIND DEP. OBVIOUSLY, A SET-UP AND POTENTIAL CONFLICT. ACFT #1 DSNDING W TO E INTO RISING SUN, GLARE, LIMITED VISIBILITY DUE TO MORNING SUN. ACFT #1 WAS DILIGENTLY LOOKING FOR DEPARTING ACFT, AND EVENTUALLY SPOTTED ACFT #2 LATE IN THE GAME. AT LAST MIN EFFORT, TWR ADVISED OF CONFLICT, BUT EVASIVE ACTION WAS ALREADY IN PROGRESS. SOLUTIONS: 1) CEASE DOWNWIND CONFLICTING DEPS WHEN OBVIOUS DEPARTING TFC ARE UNKNOWN. 20 RELEASE DEPS ON L SIDE. 3) REQUIRE DEPARTING TFC TO PROCEED TO SHORELINE AND GAIN ALT BEFORE PASSING BACK OVER INBOUND TFC. 4) RECOGNIZE THAT RISING SUN LIMITS INBOUND VISIBILITY . 5) FILE IFR, LOAD THE SYS, AVOID CONFLICT.

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.