Small aircraft aircraft on IFR training flight experienced near midair collision on GPS runway 13 approach to lee; alleging mco traffic congestion and late frequency change as contributory.

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Attributes
ACN	808202
Time
Date	200810
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lee.airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lee.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 23897 flight time type : 5
ASRS Report	808202
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Our aircraft; an aerostar twin was on an instrument instruction flight with myself (instructor) and aircraft owner (commercial pilot) aboard. We were executing the second of 2 GPS runway 13 approachs to lee airport. Frequency congestion with orlando approach on 121.1 was extreme. Orlando controller either forgot or was too busy to turn us over to leesburg tower for our requested low approach to be followed by return to orlando approach. Finally we realized we should be talking to lee tower; so at about 2 mi from the runway; we switched to the tower on our own; before we could call lee tower we saw; slightly to our right and slightly above us; a C172. We both took evasive action at the same time; he going up and right and us going down and left. The tower scolded us for not contacting them sooner. We then broke off the approach at 800 ft MSL and told the tower we were departing to the east. The tower advised us to contact orlando approach; which we did; and requested an ILS runway 9 approach to sfb to a full stop. Orlando approach was still extremely busy on 121.1 and did not turn us over to sfb tower until inside the OM.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ACFT ON IFR TRAINING FLT EXPERIENCED NMAC ON GPS RWY 13 APCH TO LEE; ALLEGING MCO TFC CONGESTION AND LATE FREQ CHANGE AS CONTRIBUTORY.

Narrative: OUR ACFT; AN AEROSTAR TWIN WAS ON AN INST INSTRUCTION FLT WITH MYSELF (INSTRUCTOR) AND ACFT OWNER (COMMERCIAL PLT) ABOARD. WE WERE EXECUTING THE SECOND OF 2 GPS RWY 13 APCHS TO LEE ARPT. FREQ CONGESTION WITH ORLANDO APCH ON 121.1 WAS EXTREME. ORLANDO CTLR EITHER FORGOT OR WAS TOO BUSY TO TURN US OVER TO LEESBURG TWR FOR OUR REQUESTED LOW APCH TO BE FOLLOWED BY RETURN TO ORLANDO APCH. FINALLY WE REALIZED WE SHOULD BE TALKING TO LEE TWR; SO AT ABOUT 2 MI FROM THE RWY; WE SWITCHED TO THE TWR ON OUR OWN; BEFORE WE COULD CALL LEE TWR WE SAW; SLIGHTLY TO OUR R AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE US; A C172. WE BOTH TOOK EVASIVE ACTION AT THE SAME TIME; HE GOING UP AND RIGHT AND US GOING DOWN AND L. THE TWR SCOLDED US FOR NOT CONTACTING THEM SOONER. WE THEN BROKE OFF THE APCH AT 800 FT MSL AND TOLD THE TWR WE WERE DEPARTING TO THE E. THE TWR ADVISED US TO CONTACT ORLANDO APCH; WHICH WE DID; AND REQUESTED AN ILS RWY 9 APCH TO SFB TO A FULL STOP. ORLANDO APCH WAS STILL EXTREMELY BUSY ON 121.1 AND DID NOT TURN US OVER TO SFB TWR UNTIL INSIDE THE OM.

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.