C172 pilot has near midair collision during practice approach to ccr.

Attributes
ACN	567826
Time
Date	200212
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ccr.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 150
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ccr.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : ccr.tower
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 2640 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	567826
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 43 flight time total : 3219 flight time type : 161
ASRS Report	568207
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllerb other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

ATIS reported runways 32 in use, approach runway 19R. I was making a practice IFR approach, VOR runway 19R to concord, and was being vectored to intercept the 191 degree inbound course, which I did intercept exceptionally close to the VOR and at 2500 ft. I started to descend to 1000 ft and reported to the concord tower that I was inbound to the VOR which I was over almost immediately. I do not remember the tower replying and continued the approach. I was probably confused by the rush caused by the late handoff from travis and the close-in intercept. When close to landing, I saw a twin to my left departing runway 32R when I was probably 150-200 ft AGL. I made an immediate pull up and left turn to avoid the twin. The tower then called me pointing out my error and cleared me to land on runway 32L. This was the first transmission I remember from the tower. I know I was wrong and have been haunted by this error and will never forget it! Neither my safety pilot nor my passenger caught my mistake.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT HAS NMAC DURING PRACTICE APCH TO CCR.

Narrative: ATIS RPTED RWYS 32 IN USE, APCH RWY 19R. I WAS MAKING A PRACTICE IFR APCH, VOR RWY 19R TO CONCORD, AND WAS BEING VECTORED TO INTERCEPT THE 191 DEG INBOUND COURSE, WHICH I DID INTERCEPT EXCEPTIONALLY CLOSE TO THE VOR AND AT 2500 FT. I STARTED TO DSND TO 1000 FT AND RPTED TO THE CONCORD TWR THAT I WAS INBOUND TO THE VOR WHICH I WAS OVER ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. I DO NOT REMEMBER THE TWR REPLYING AND CONTINUED THE APCH. I WAS PROBABLY CONFUSED BY THE RUSH CAUSED BY THE LATE HDOF FROM TRAVIS AND THE CLOSE-IN INTERCEPT. WHEN CLOSE TO LNDG, I SAW A TWIN TO MY L DEPARTING RWY 32R WHEN I WAS PROBABLY 150-200 FT AGL. I MADE AN IMMEDIATE PULL UP AND L TURN TO AVOID THE TWIN. THE TWR THEN CALLED ME POINTING OUT MY ERROR AND CLRED ME TO LAND ON RWY 32L. THIS WAS THE FIRST XMISSION I REMEMBER FROM THE TWR. I KNOW I WAS WRONG AND HAVE BEEN HAUNTED BY THIS ERROR AND WILL NEVER FORGET IT! NEITHER MY SAFETY PLT NOR MY PAX CAUGHT MY MISTAKE.

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.