A cessna 150, on a wrong runway approach, narrowly misses a bonanza cleared for a short approach to the same runway at apc, ca.

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Attributes
ACN	511640
Time
Date	200105
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : apc.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : apc.tower tower : orf.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : apc.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 35
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	511640
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : required legal separation other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : executed go around
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation Operational Error

Narrative:

Return on a VFR cross country flight from uki, reported to tower northwest of airport to establish 2-WAY communication with napa tower. Tower replied 'make straight-in runway 18L, report 2 mi final.' student reported 2 mi final for runway 18R. Tower cleared us to land at runway 18R. On 1 mi final, a single engine beech bonanza descended in front of us as he was cleared for short approach runway 18R. I yelled 'my controls' and executed a go around to avoid collision. Tower replied, 'aircraft X, are you lined up for runway 18L?'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CESSNA 150, ON A WRONG RWY APCH, NARROWLY MISSES A BONANZA CLRED FOR A SHORT APCH TO THE SAME RWY AT APC, CA.

Narrative: RETURN ON A VFR XCOUNTRY FLT FROM UKI, RPTED TO TWR NW OF ARPT TO ESTABLISH 2-WAY COM WITH NAPA TWR. TWR REPLIED 'MAKE STRAIGHT-IN RWY 18L, RPT 2 MI FINAL.' STUDENT RPTED 2 MI FINAL FOR RWY 18R. TWR CLRED US TO LAND AT RWY 18R. ON 1 MI FINAL, A SINGLE ENG BEECH BONANZA DSNDED IN FRONT OF US AS HE WAS CLRED FOR SHORT APCH RWY 18R. I YELLED 'MY CTLS' AND EXECUTED A GAR TO AVOID COLLISION. TWR REPLIED, 'ACFT X, ARE YOU LINED UP FOR RWY 18L?'

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.