<< >> NASA ASRS Report 149069, June 1990

Small transport pilot misinterprets tower clearance and lands prior to area where men and equipment are working, instead of beyond.

Attributes
ACN	149069
Time
Date	199006
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : akn
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	149069
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After ATIS indicated man and equipment working on runway, controller told me not to overfly men and equipment. Taking this to mean land short (flying an small transport), I landed 1000-1500' short of men and equipment. No danger factor at all. A complete misunderstanding. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter states that communications can be very confusing. Told by tower as well as ATIS of men and equipment on runway. Cleared to land on same runway. Last tower communication on short final was, 'do not overfly men and equipment.' since aircraft had short landing capability reporter did not overly men and equipment, but landed prior to the work area. Tower was trying to say, 'do not fly low over men and equipment.' an FAA inspector at the airport field a complaint but FAA has decided to drop the matter.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT PLT MISINTERPRETS TWR CLRNC AND LANDS PRIOR TO AREA WHERE MEN AND EQUIPMENT ARE WORKING, INSTEAD OF BEYOND.

Narrative: AFTER ATIS INDICATED MAN AND EQUIP WORKING ON RWY, CTLR TOLD ME NOT TO OVERFLY MEN AND EQUIP. TAKING THIS TO MEAN LAND SHORT (FLYING AN SMT), I LANDED 1000-1500' SHORT OF MEN AND EQUIP. NO DANGER FACTOR AT ALL. A COMPLETE MISUNDERSTANDING. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR STATES THAT COMS CAN BE VERY CONFUSING. TOLD BY TWR AS WELL AS ATIS OF MEN AND EQUIP ON RWY. CLRED TO LAND ON SAME RWY. LAST TWR COM ON SHORT FINAL WAS, 'DO NOT OVERFLY MEN AND EQUIP.' SINCE ACFT HAD SHORT LNDG CAPABILITY RPTR DID NOT OVERLY MEN AND EQUIP, BUT LANDED PRIOR TO THE WORK AREA. TWR WAS TRYING TO SAY, 'DO NOT FLY LOW OVER MEN AND EQUIP.' AN FAA INSPECTOR AT THE ARPT FIELD A COMPLAINT BUT FAA HAS DECIDED TO DROP THE MATTER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.