BE35 pilot at 1000 ft on straight in from the south reports critical conflict with king air on right...

Attributes
ACN	796228
Time
Date	200807
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pao.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pao.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : pao.tower
Make Model Name	King Air 100 A/B
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 1422 flight time type : 621
ASRS Report	796228
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

I was on a 3 mi straight-in final to pao runway 31 in landing confign at approximately 1000 ft AGL with clearance to land as #2. Pao tower called with a traffic alert of a king air at 2 O'clock position. The king air was less than 1500 ft from us at the time. The king air passed slightly below (less than 200 ft) and directly in front of us (less than 500 ft) from right to left as it was climbing out. There was no time for evasive action and none was taken. The landing was completed uneventfully. The king air was apparently in an extended right circling 270 degree climb out after taking off from pao. (I did not confirm with the tower that this was the case.) conditions were VFR; and I was performing a diligent scan of the airspace in front of me looking for other traffic because pao is normally quite busy. However; I did not see the king air coming in from the side. Either the king air was not flying a path expected by the tower and/or the tower was not aware of the developing near miss and therefore did not issue avoidance instructions. I am not aware of anything I could have done to avoid the near miss.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE35 PLT AT 1000 FT ON STRAIGHT IN FROM THE S RPTS CRITICAL CONFLICT WITH KING AIR ON R BASE AT PAO.

Narrative: I WAS ON A 3 MI STRAIGHT-IN FINAL TO PAO RWY 31 IN LNDG CONFIGN AT APPROX 1000 FT AGL WITH CLRNC TO LAND AS #2. PAO TWR CALLED WITH A TFC ALERT OF A KING AIR AT 2 O'CLOCK POS. THE KING AIR WAS LESS THAN 1500 FT FROM US AT THE TIME. THE KING AIR PASSED SLIGHTLY BELOW (LESS THAN 200 FT) AND DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF US (LESS THAN 500 FT) FROM R TO L AS IT WAS CLBING OUT. THERE WAS NO TIME FOR EVASIVE ACTION AND NONE WAS TAKEN. THE LNDG WAS COMPLETED UNEVENTFULLY. THE KING AIR WAS APPARENTLY IN AN EXTENDED R CIRCLING 270 DEG CLBOUT AFTER TAKING OFF FROM PAO. (I DID NOT CONFIRM WITH THE TWR THAT THIS WAS THE CASE.) CONDITIONS WERE VFR; AND I WAS PERFORMING A DILIGENT SCAN OF THE AIRSPACE IN FRONT OF ME LOOKING FOR OTHER TFC BECAUSE PAO IS NORMALLY QUITE BUSY. HOWEVER; I DID NOT SEE THE KING AIR COMING IN FROM THE SIDE. EITHER THE KING AIR WAS NOT FLYING A PATH EXPECTED BY THE TWR AND/OR THE TWR WAS NOT AWARE OF THE DEVELOPING NEAR MISS AND THEREFORE DID NOT ISSUE AVOIDANCE INSTRUCTIONS. I AM NOT AWARE OF ANYTHING I COULD HAVE DONE TO AVOID THE NEAR MISS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.

BE35 pilot at 1000 ft on straight in from the south reports critical conflict with king air on right base at pao.