BE35 PLT INITIATES A GAR WHEN A MIL C17 TURNS BASE LEG IN APPARENT CONFLICT WITH BE35. CONCERNED BE35 PLTS CALLS TWR; BUT PERCEIVES TWR SUPVR AS INTIMIDATING WHEN ADVISED THAT THE PLT WANTS TO SUBMIT NMAC DUE TO INCIDENT.

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ON FEB/XA/99 BTWN XA00-XB00; I (ACFT X) WAS ON AN ILS IN VFR CONDITIONS TO PMD FOR A PRACTICE LOW APCH. AFTER I CHKED IN WITH TWR ON 123.7; TWR CALLED A C17 (ACFT Y) AS TFC DOWNWIND. THE TWR ASKED THE C17 TO EXTEND DOWNWIND DUE TO TFC ON ILS (ME). THE C17 EXPRESSED HIS DISSATISFACTION WITH THAT OPTION. THE TWR THEN ASKED IF THE C17 HAD ME IN SIGHT; THE C17 SAID YES; AND TWR TOLD THE C17 TO TURN BASE. THE C17 TURNED BASE AT MY 3 O'CLOCK POS AND AFTER COMPLETING THE TURN HE WAS AT MY 3:30 POS AT ABOUT 1 MI. I TOLD TWR THIS WAS NOT LOOKING GOOD AND I EXECUTED A MISSED APCH TO AVOID A POSSIBLE MIDAIR. I RPTED THIS INCIDENT TO THE TWR SUPVR AND RECEIVED A VERY DEFENSIVE ATTITUDE. THIS IS A CONTRACT TWR AND I WAS INTIMIDATED. I WAS TOLD I COULD NOT FILE A NEAR MISS RPT AND FINALLY THEY ASKED FOR MY CERTIFICATE NUMBER. I ELECTED NOT TO FILE THE NEAR MISS RPT IN FEAR OF RETRIBUTION. I FLY IN THIS AREA A LOT AND FEAR THEY WILL GET EVEN. THIS IS A SORRY STATE WHERE ATC RANKS THEIR JOB SECURITY OVER FLT SAFETY. THIS IS NOT HOW TEAMWORK TO PROMOTE FLT SAFETY IS ACCOMPLISHED. I HAVE TAPED CONVERSATIONS OF THE PHONE CALL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE TAPED THE CONVERSATION WITH THE TWR SUPVR/MGR. THE RPTR INDEPENDENTLY INVESTIGATED HIS OPTIONS WITH FSDO; AND WAS TOLD THAT THE NMAC HAD TO BE FILED WITH THE TWR. THE RPTR STATED THAT HE FELT INTIMIDATED BY BOTH INDIVIDUALS HE TALKED WITH. HE WROTE A LETTER TO THE WESTERN PACIFIC AIR TFC DIVISION MGR STATING THE INCIDENT; REQUESTING RESOLUTION. THE RPTR; THROUGH THE FOIA; REQUESTED AND OBTAINED AN 'NTAP' OF THE INCIDENT. AFTER HIS REVIEW OF THE NTAP; HE SPECULATED THAT HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP IN FRONT OF THE C17 TO LNDG; BUT STILL BELIEVES HE CORRECTLY RESOLVED THE PENDING SIT BY EXECUTING A GAR. THE RPTR IS NOW WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE AWP AIR TFC DIVISION MGR.