Narrative:

When approximately 15 mi southeast of lrd for the purpose of landing, I announced my position to lrd tower and received landing information and was instructed to enter left downwind for runway 17R. I reported entering left downwind and received landing clearance at that time. While turning base, another aircraft (twin turbo propeller) was taxiing for takeoff and reported ready at the end. At that time the tower issued takeoff clearance to the aircraft. While turning final, I shined my landing light directly at the aircraft so I could be easily seen. I had planned my approach to cross the threshold at approximately 200' to minimize my time on the runway. While on short final the aircraft taxied eastbound under my aircraft and I passed over him and landed. During my flair, the tower instructed me to break it off due to traffic conflict. I told the tower that the other aircraft had passed under me and was off to the east of runway 17R and verified cleared to land. During this time I was prepared to execute a go around in the event the other aircraft taxied onto the runway, but no further evasive action was necessary. After I landed the tower communicated to the other aircraft that he had taxied past the active runway. At this time the other aircraft stated that he had gone beyond the runway as evasive action to avoid conflict and stated, 'I guess he just wanted to cut us out.' upon hearing this attitude, I stated that I had not intended to cut anyone out, but only continued my normal approach for which I had been cleared to land. I apologized for any misunderstanding and stated that I had shined my landing light directly at him to ensure that I was seen since it was obvious to me that we would both need the same portion of the runway at the same time. Due to lights around the airports, I can understand that the tower controller may not have been able to see that the landing and departing aircraft were arriving at the end of the runway at the same time. I felt that the departing aircraft would hold for my landing and I would taxi clear as soon as possible. Either the departing aircraft did not see me or felt that the departing aircraft had the right of way. In my opinion, the tower operator should have instructed the other aircraft to hold for landing traffic or instructed me to extend my pattern. Neither was done. If I had queried the tower reference my landing clearance when I saw the conflict, I could have caused the tower to clarify landing or takeoff clrncs. In the future, I will not assume the other aircraft has visibility contact with me and will communicate any possible conflicts to ATC. If the other aircraft was ready for departure when he called instead of some distance from the runway, he would have been out of my way before my arrival. The tower could have avoided the situation by being more aware of traffic location. In summary, any of the 3 players could have avoided the potentially dangerous situation. From tower communications, it was apparent the tower controller did not know the position of his traffic while issuing clrncs.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION AND GND CRITICAL NMAC BETWEEN ATX AND TWIN GA ACFT. OPERATIONAL ERROR.

Narrative: WHEN APPROX 15 MI SE OF LRD FOR THE PURPOSE OF LNDG, I ANNOUNCED MY POS TO LRD TWR AND RECEIVED LNDG INFO AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO ENTER LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RWY 17R. I RPTED ENTERING LEFT DOWNWIND AND RECEIVED LNDG CLRNC AT THAT TIME. WHILE TURNING BASE, ANOTHER ACFT (TWIN TURBO PROP) WAS TAXIING FOR TKOF AND REPORTED READY AT THE END. AT THAT TIME THE TWR ISSUED TKOF CLRNC TO THE ACFT. WHILE TURNING FINAL, I SHINED MY LNDG LIGHT DIRECTLY AT THE ACFT SO I COULD BE EASILY SEEN. I HAD PLANNED MY APCH TO CROSS THE THRESHOLD AT APPROX 200' TO MINIMIZE MY TIME ON THE RWY. WHILE ON SHORT FINAL THE ACFT TAXIED EBND UNDER MY ACFT AND I PASSED OVER HIM AND LANDED. DURING MY FLAIR, THE TWR INSTRUCTED ME TO BREAK IT OFF DUE TO TFC CONFLICT. I TOLD THE TWR THAT THE OTHER ACFT HAD PASSED UNDER ME AND WAS OFF TO THE E OF RWY 17R AND VERIFIED CLRED TO LAND. DURING THIS TIME I WAS PREPARED TO EXECUTE A GO AROUND IN THE EVENT THE OTHER ACFT TAXIED ONTO THE RWY, BUT NO FURTHER EVASIVE ACTION WAS NECESSARY. AFTER I LANDED THE TWR COMMUNICATED TO THE OTHER ACFT THAT HE HAD TAXIED PAST THE ACTIVE RWY. AT THIS TIME THE OTHER ACFT STATED THAT HE HAD GONE BEYOND THE RWY AS EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID CONFLICT AND STATED, 'I GUESS HE JUST WANTED TO CUT US OUT.' UPON HEARING THIS ATTITUDE, I STATED THAT I HAD NOT INTENDED TO CUT ANYONE OUT, BUT ONLY CONTINUED MY NORMAL APCH FOR WHICH I HAD BEEN CLRED TO LAND. I APOLOGIZED FOR ANY MISUNDERSTANDING AND STATED THAT I HAD SHINED MY LNDG LIGHT DIRECTLY AT HIM TO ENSURE THAT I WAS SEEN SINCE IT WAS OBVIOUS TO ME THAT WE WOULD BOTH NEED THE SAME PORTION OF THE RWY AT THE SAME TIME. DUE TO LIGHTS AROUND THE ARPTS, I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT THE TWR CTLR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THAT THE LNDG AND DEPARTING ACFT WERE ARRIVING AT THE END OF THE RWY AT THE SAME TIME. I FELT THAT THE DEPARTING ACFT WOULD HOLD FOR MY LNDG AND I WOULD TAXI CLR ASAP. EITHER THE DEPARTING ACFT DID NOT SEE ME OR FELT THAT THE DEPARTING ACFT HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY. IN MY OPINION, THE TWR OPERATOR SHOULD HAVE INSTRUCTED THE OTHER ACFT TO HOLD FOR LNDG TFC OR INSTRUCTED ME TO EXTEND MY PATTERN. NEITHER WAS DONE. IF I HAD QUERIED THE TWR REF MY LNDG CLRNC WHEN I SAW THE CONFLICT, I COULD HAVE CAUSED THE TWR TO CLARIFY LNDG OR TKOF CLRNCS. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL NOT ASSUME THE OTHER ACFT HAS VIS CONTACT WITH ME AND WILL COMMUNICATE ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS TO ATC. IF THE OTHER ACFT WAS READY FOR DEP WHEN HE CALLED INSTEAD OF SOME DISTANCE FROM THE RWY, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT OF MY WAY BEFORE MY ARR. THE TWR COULD HAVE AVOIDED THE SITUATION BY BEING MORE AWARE OF TFC LOCATION. IN SUMMARY, ANY OF THE 3 PLAYERS COULD HAVE AVOIDED THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. FROM TWR COMS, IT WAS APPARENT THE TWR CTLR DID NOT KNOW THE POS OF HIS TFC WHILE ISSUING CLRNCS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.