Narrative:

While on an IFR flight plan, jax approach control cleared us for the ILS runway 32 approach circling to runway 14. After the handoff to craig tower, we were instructed (by tower) to report 2 mi final. My student was under the hood and I was watching for other traffic. When we were 6-7 mi out (on final) we heard craig tower clear another aircraft in the pattern for a stop-and-go on runway 14. I could see the landing light from the stop-and-go traffic off in the distance. I was a little surprised tower cleared the piper for a takeoff in our direction. Upon reaching a 2 mi final, we reported our position to tower. Tower then gave us our circling instructions, 'turn left to enter a right downwind for runway 14,' while I repeated back. We then continued on down the GS all the time watching the piper on climb out in our direction. Prior to reaching our circling minimums, I had my student remove the hood and start a left turn to circle. I made sure he had the piper in sight since we were on a course to descend below it. As we turned to circle, the piper passed overhead about 350 ft above us. There was no evasive action taken by either aircraft. However, during the downwind leg, tower angrily asked us if we had understood his instructions. We said we did and repeated what he had told us, 'turn left and enter a right downwind for runway 14.' he said he had told us to 'terminate the approach' which neither myself nor my 2 students on board had heard. I feel the tower should have informed us of the oncoming traffic or not cleared the stop-and-go piper until we were clear of the upwind. Usually tower will report traffic departing ahead of you when on final -- especially if the traffic is heading toward you!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA44 INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT AND PIPER ACFT HAD NMAC ON THE ILS RWY 32 AT CRG IN CLASS D AIRSPACE.

Narrative: WHILE ON AN IFR FLT PLAN, JAX APCH CTL CLRED US FOR THE ILS RWY 32 APCH CIRCLING TO RWY 14. AFTER THE HDOF TO CRAIG TWR, WE WERE INSTRUCTED (BY TWR) TO RPT 2 MI FINAL. MY STUDENT WAS UNDER THE HOOD AND I WAS WATCHING FOR OTHER TFC. WHEN WE WERE 6-7 MI OUT (ON FINAL) WE HEARD CRAIG TWR CLR ANOTHER ACFT IN THE PATTERN FOR A STOP-AND-GO ON RWY 14. I COULD SEE THE LNDG LIGHT FROM THE STOP-AND-GO TFC OFF IN THE DISTANCE. I WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED TWR CLRED THE PIPER FOR A TKOF IN OUR DIRECTION. UPON REACHING A 2 MI FINAL, WE RPTED OUR POS TO TWR. TWR THEN GAVE US OUR CIRCLING INSTRUCTIONS, 'TURN L TO ENTER A R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 14,' WHILE I REPEATED BACK. WE THEN CONTINUED ON DOWN THE GS ALL THE TIME WATCHING THE PIPER ON CLBOUT IN OUR DIRECTION. PRIOR TO REACHING OUR CIRCLING MINIMUMS, I HAD MY STUDENT REMOVE THE HOOD AND START A L TURN TO CIRCLE. I MADE SURE HE HAD THE PIPER IN SIGHT SINCE WE WERE ON A COURSE TO DSND BELOW IT. AS WE TURNED TO CIRCLE, THE PIPER PASSED OVERHEAD ABOUT 350 FT ABOVE US. THERE WAS NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN BY EITHER ACFT. HOWEVER, DURING THE DOWNWIND LEG, TWR ANGRILY ASKED US IF WE HAD UNDERSTOOD HIS INSTRUCTIONS. WE SAID WE DID AND REPEATED WHAT HE HAD TOLD US, 'TURN L AND ENTER A R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 14.' HE SAID HE HAD TOLD US TO 'TERMINATE THE APCH' WHICH NEITHER MYSELF NOR MY 2 STUDENTS ON BOARD HAD HEARD. I FEEL THE TWR SHOULD HAVE INFORMED US OF THE ONCOMING TFC OR NOT CLRED THE STOP-AND-GO PIPER UNTIL WE WERE CLR OF THE UPWIND. USUALLY TWR WILL RPT TFC DEPARTING AHEAD OF YOU WHEN ON FINAL -- ESPECIALLY IF THE TFC IS HDG TOWARD YOU!

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.