An small aircraft landed on a runway occupied by another aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	116365
Time
Date	198907
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ric
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ric artcc : zny
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller non radar : 4 controller radar : 1
ASRS Report	116365
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

I was working the local control position when small aircraft Y called ready to go. I told him to 'taxi into position and hold runway 20', because there was an small transport making a low approach to runway 25, an intersecting runway, and entering right traffic to runway 16. I advised the small transport to enter right traffic to runway 16 and to extend his downwind to follow small aircraft X west of the airport. I was questioned by the final approach controller as to what was happening with small aircraft X. I replied I was looking for him. When I saw small aircraft X he was on left base for runway 2. I advised small aircraft X he was on left base for runway 2, and he replied affirmative and that he was turning final. I cleared small aircraft X to land on runway 2 and advised him he was brought in to runway 20. Then small aircraft Y replied 'does he know there is another airplane on the other end of the runway?' I then tried to send the aircraft around. Small aircraft X landed on runway 2 and was given instructions to contact ground control.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA LANDED ON A RWY OCCUPIED BY ANOTHER ACFT.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING THE LCL CTL POSITION WHEN SMA Y CALLED READY TO GO. I TOLD HIM TO 'TAXI INTO POSITION AND HOLD RWY 20', BECAUSE THERE WAS AN SMT MAKING A LOW APCH TO RWY 25, AN INTERSECTING RWY, AND ENTERING RIGHT TFC TO RWY 16. I ADVISED THE SMT TO ENTER RIGHT TFC TO RWY 16 AND TO EXTEND HIS DOWNWIND TO FOLLOW SMA X WEST OF THE ARPT. I WAS QUESTIONED BY THE FINAL APCH CTLR AS TO WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH SMA X. I REPLIED I WAS LOOKING FOR HIM. WHEN I SAW SMA X HE WAS ON LEFT BASE FOR RWY 2. I ADVISED SMA X HE WAS ON LEFT BASE FOR RWY 2, AND HE REPLIED AFFIRMATIVE AND THAT HE WAS TURNING FINAL. I CLRED SMA X TO LAND ON RWY 2 AND ADVISED HIM HE WAS BROUGHT IN TO RWY 20. THEN SMA Y REPLIED 'DOES HE KNOW THERE IS ANOTHER AIRPLANE ON THE OTHER END OF THE RWY?' I THEN TRIED TO SEND THE ACFT AROUND. SMA X LANDED ON RWY 2 AND WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTACT GND CTL.

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.