SINGLE ENG CESSNA TURNS BASE FOR RWY 13L AT BFI ACROSS FLT PATH OF LJ35 ON FINAL TO RWY 13R. NEAR MISS ENSUES.
Synopsis
SINGLE ENG CESSNA TURNS BASE FOR RWY 13L AT BFI ACROSS FLT PATH OF LJ35 ON FINAL TO RWY 13R. NEAR MISS ENSUES.
Narrative
CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 13R AT BOEING FIELD. WE CONTACTED THE TWR WHILE TURNING ABOUT A 6 MI FINAL FOR RWY 13R. BFI TWR CLRED US TO LAND ON RWY 13R. AS WE APCHED THE RWY; WE HEARD THE TWR GIVING A CLRNC TO LAND TO A SINGLE ENG CESSNA ON RWY 13L. AS BEST AS I CAN RECALL; THE CESSNA WAS INSTRUCTED TO PASS BEHIND A LEARJET (WHICH WAS OUR ACFT) ON FINAL FOR RWY 13R. AT ABOUT 300 FT; WE SAW THE CESSNA IN FRONT OF US; PASSING R TO L ON A VERY CLOSE-IN R BASE TO FINAL FOR RWY 13L. I MANEUVERED BELOW NORMAL GLIDE PATH IN ORDER TO ENSURE COLLISION AVOIDANCE. WHEN OUR FLT PATHS CROSSED; I WOULD ESTIMATE THERE WAS 50 FT HORIZ AND 25 FT VERT SEPARATION. THROUGHOUT THERE WERE NO RADIO XMISSIONS OF UNUSUAL NATURE FROM ANY SOURCE. BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN ON THE RAMP; I ASKED THE CTLR FOR THE BFI TWR LANDLINE PHONE NUMBER. I EXPLAINED OUR OBSERVATIONS TO THE BFI TWR CTLR. HE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE AWARE OF ANY PROB OR CONFLICT UNTIL I CALLED HIM. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) CESSNA PLT EITHER NOT UNDERSTANDING OR NOT COMPLYING WITH ATC INSTRUCTIONS. 2) TWR CTLR NOT OBSERVING AND NOT VISUALLY VERIFYING ACFT COMPLIANCE.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.