Air taxi on approach does not report as directed. Lands with traffic cleared for takeoff opposite di...

Attributes
ACN	177748
Time
Date	199105
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mri
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 2900 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	177748
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Reported inbound over reporting point (substation). Mri tower advised to continue inbound and report at west high school. On arrival at reporting point, tower was busy with other aircraft. It is approximately 1 mi from second reporting point to turn to final. My attention changed from reporting in to landing, which I did. On rollout, I observed aircraft on opp end of runway awaiting departure (aircraft were landing 33, departing 15). Other aircraft was advised to cancel takeoff clearance and taxi clear. I turned off well ahead of other aircraft. This is a very routine approach. I do it several times per day. Usually, if tower is busy talking to other aircraft when I cross the final reporting point, they generally advise that I am cleared to land. I allowed myself to become complacent. Should have paid more attention to radio, clearance procedures and should have checked the entire runway. Tower should have used their radar to check and monitor incoming traffic, and remembered my reporting inbound.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIR TAXI ON APCH DOES NOT REPORT AS DIRECTED. LANDS WITH TRAFFIC CLEARED FOR TKOF OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

Narrative: RPTED INBND OVER RPTING POINT (SUBSTATION). MRI TWR ADVISED TO CONTINUE INBND AND RPT AT WEST HIGH SCHOOL. ON ARR AT RPTING POINT, TWR WAS BUSY WITH OTHER ACFT. IT IS APPROX 1 MI FROM SECOND RPTING POINT TO TURN TO FINAL. MY ATTN CHANGED FROM RPTING IN TO LNDG, WHICH I DID. ON ROLLOUT, I OBSERVED ACFT ON OPP END OF RWY AWAITING DEP (ACFT WERE LNDG 33, DEPARTING 15). OTHER ACFT WAS ADVISED TO CANCEL TKOF CLRNC AND TAXI CLR. I TURNED OFF WELL AHEAD OF OTHER ACFT. THIS IS A VERY ROUTINE APCH. I DO IT SEVERAL TIMES PER DAY. USUALLY, IF TWR IS BUSY TALKING TO OTHER ACFT WHEN I CROSS THE FINAL RPTING POINT, THEY GENERALLY ADVISE THAT I AM CLRED TO LAND. I ALLOWED MYSELF TO BECOME COMPLACENT. SHOULD HAVE PAID MORE ATTN TO RADIO, CLRNC PROCS AND SHOULD HAVE CHKED THE ENTIRE RWY. TWR SHOULD HAVE USED THEIR RADAR TO CHK AND MONITOR INCOMING TFC, AND REMEMBERED MY RPTING INBND.

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.

Air taxi on approach does not report as directed. Lands with traffic cleared for takeoff opposite direction.