Narrative:

Day VFR trip to ege. In range of ege tower; in contact with aspen approach (was assigned transponder code). Had listened to ege ASOS. Inbound and descending over cottonwood pass; canceled flight following; switched to ege tower; squawked 1200. Ege tower responded and requested that I report midfield left downwind for runway 25. Descended to 8000 ft (pattern altitude); and when at midfield on a left downwind; called tower. Cleared to land on runway 25. Then; something I hoped I'd never ever see -- a white flash below me -- a cessna directly below me by 10-20 ft and about 30 ft ahead of me just touching down. Yanked to the right (the old runway and an open area is that direction); floated over the grass to the right of the runway; as I firewalled everything as I was paralleling the guy landing. I could see how many antennas he had on the top; the kind of gas cap he had; and clearly read his tail number. In my excitement and sheer terror at the extreme danger of the very; very close near miss; I transmitted to the tower; 'holy $%&# tower! Are you talking to the cessna? He is on the runway -- aircraft X going around!' tower emphatically asked; 'airplane on runway -- eagle tower; airplane on taxiway a -- eagle tower; airplane at ramp -- eagle tower.' I requested that the tower stop this guy and find out who and what had happened. The pilot of the cessna said that he did not have current charts; and did not check prior to flight for the correct frequency. He said he was transmitting on some frequency he used several yrs ago but received no response. However; he then said he decided to land anyway. In closing; it seems that 1 or 2 seconds difference either way would have most likely resulted in me; the higher and faster airplane; colliding into the slower and lower cessna. Basically; this other pilot's violation of multiple FARS and his simple irresponsibility would have killed my whole family. Supplemental information from acn 653614: landed on old tower frequency after no reply. Though tower was shut down. FBO still had old frequency on cards at desk.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE33 PLT ON SHORT FINAL AT EGE EXPERIENCED NMAC WITH CESSNA THAT WAS NOT IN CONTACT WITH ATC.

Narrative: DAY VFR TRIP TO EGE. IN RANGE OF EGE TWR; IN CONTACT WITH ASPEN APCH (WAS ASSIGNED XPONDER CODE). HAD LISTENED TO EGE ASOS. INBOUND AND DSNDING OVER COTTONWOOD PASS; CANCELED FLT FOLLOWING; SWITCHED TO EGE TWR; SQUAWKED 1200. EGE TWR RESPONDED AND REQUESTED THAT I RPT MIDFIELD L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 25. DSNDED TO 8000 FT (PATTERN ALT); AND WHEN AT MIDFIELD ON A L DOWNWIND; CALLED TWR. CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 25. THEN; SOMETHING I HOPED I'D NEVER EVER SEE -- A WHITE FLASH BELOW ME -- A CESSNA DIRECTLY BELOW ME BY 10-20 FT AND ABOUT 30 FT AHEAD OF ME JUST TOUCHING DOWN. YANKED TO THE R (THE OLD RWY AND AN OPEN AREA IS THAT DIRECTION); FLOATED OVER THE GRASS TO THE R OF THE RWY; AS I FIREWALLED EVERYTHING AS I WAS PARALLELING THE GUY LNDG. I COULD SEE HOW MANY ANTENNAS HE HAD ON THE TOP; THE KIND OF GAS CAP HE HAD; AND CLRLY READ HIS TAIL NUMBER. IN MY EXCITEMENT AND SHEER TERROR AT THE EXTREME DANGER OF THE VERY; VERY CLOSE NEAR MISS; I XMITTED TO THE TWR; 'HOLY $%&# TWR! ARE YOU TALKING TO THE CESSNA? HE IS ON THE RWY -- ACFT X GOING AROUND!' TWR EMPHATICALLY ASKED; 'AIRPLANE ON RWY -- EAGLE TWR; AIRPLANE ON TXWY A -- EAGLE TWR; AIRPLANE AT RAMP -- EAGLE TWR.' I REQUESTED THAT THE TWR STOP THIS GUY AND FIND OUT WHO AND WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE PLT OF THE CESSNA SAID THAT HE DID NOT HAVE CURRENT CHARTS; AND DID NOT CHK PRIOR TO FLT FOR THE CORRECT FREQ. HE SAID HE WAS XMITTING ON SOME FREQ HE USED SEVERAL YRS AGO BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. HOWEVER; HE THEN SAID HE DECIDED TO LAND ANYWAY. IN CLOSING; IT SEEMS THAT 1 OR 2 SECONDS DIFFERENCE EITHER WAY WOULD HAVE MOST LIKELY RESULTED IN ME; THE HIGHER AND FASTER AIRPLANE; COLLIDING INTO THE SLOWER AND LOWER CESSNA. BASICALLY; THIS OTHER PLT'S VIOLATION OF MULTIPLE FARS AND HIS SIMPLE IRRESPONSIBILITY WOULD HAVE KILLED MY WHOLE FAMILY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 653614: LANDED ON OLD TWR FREQ AFTER NO REPLY. THOUGH TWR WAS SHUT DOWN. FBO STILL HAD OLD FREQ ON CARDS AT DESK.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.