Small aircraft Y landing on wrong runway. Pilot deviation. Controller issued instructions that put air carrier Y and small aircraft Z in conflict. Traffic not issued. Operational error.

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Attributes
ACN	159809
Time
Date	199009
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mlb
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 400 msl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mlb tracon : ayt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 325 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	159809
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2000 vertical : 1500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation Operational Error

Narrative:

Air carrier X cleared to land runway 9R and small aircraft Y simultaneously was cleared to land runway 9L. Small aircraft Y goofed, attempted landing runway 9R immediately in front of us. During our go around (begun at 400' AGL) another small aircraft Z was instructed by tower to do a right 360 degree turn from his short final position landing runway 9L. This put him nose-to-nose with us at about 500'. Tower controller was so upset at small aircraft Y, which mad us go around, that he never realized the danger he put us in by directing small aircraft Z to do a 360 degree turn directly into our flight path!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA Y LANDING ON WRONG RWY. PLT DEVIATION. CTLR ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS THAT PUT ACR Y AND SMA Z IN CONFLICT. TRAFFIC NOT ISSUED. OPERATIONAL ERROR.

Narrative: ACR X CLRED TO LAND RWY 9R AND SMA Y SIMULTANEOUSLY WAS CLRED TO LAND RWY 9L. SMA Y GOOFED, ATTEMPTED LNDG RWY 9R IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF US. DURING OUR GAR (BEGUN AT 400' AGL) ANOTHER SMA Z WAS INSTRUCTED BY TWR TO DO A RIGHT 360 DEG TURN FROM HIS SHORT FINAL POS LNDG RWY 9L. THIS PUT HIM NOSE-TO-NOSE WITH US AT ABOUT 500'. TWR CTLR WAS SO UPSET AT SMA Y, WHICH MAD US GO AROUND, THAT HE NEVER REALIZED THE DANGER HE PUT US IN BY DIRECTING SMA Z TO DO A 360 DEG TURN DIRECTLY INTO OUR FLT PATH!

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.