Total miscom causes air carrier to do a circling approach instead of the straight in for which they ...

Attributes
ACN	238274
Time
Date	199303
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1700 msl bound upper : 1700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pit tower : hnl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : circling
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	238274
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On final for runway 32 tower advised us of traffic behind us, closing quick. We were requested to expedite exiting the runway. Normally we would be planning to exit runway 32 at taxiway west. Since we were requested to expedite, we asked tower if we 'could clear onto runway 28C.' tower replied that 'it looks like that will work, let me check with ground control.' shortly after, tower cleared us to land on runway 28C and to keep the circle tight. We then circled to land on runway 28C. Contributing factors, miscom with tower. We wanted to land on runway 32 then taxi onto runway 28C to expedite. Tower's perception was that we wanted to land on runway 28C.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TOTAL MISCOM CAUSES ACR TO DO A CIRCLING APCH INSTEAD OF THE STRAIGHT IN FOR WHICH THEY WERE ALIGNED.

Narrative: ON FINAL FOR RWY 32 TWR ADVISED US OF TFC BEHIND US, CLOSING QUICK. WE WERE REQUESTED TO EXPEDITE EXITING THE RWY. NORMALLY WE WOULD BE PLANNING TO EXIT RWY 32 AT TXWY W. SINCE WE WERE REQUESTED TO EXPEDITE, WE ASKED TWR IF WE 'COULD CLR ONTO RWY 28C.' TWR REPLIED THAT 'IT LOOKS LIKE THAT WILL WORK, LET ME CHK WITH GND CTL.' SHORTLY AFTER, TWR CLRED US TO LAND ON RWY 28C AND TO KEEP THE CIRCLE TIGHT. WE THEN CIRCLED TO LAND ON RWY 28C. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS, MISCOM WITH TWR. WE WANTED TO LAND ON RWY 32 THEN TAXI ONTO RWY 28C TO EXPEDITE. TWR'S PERCEPTION WAS THAT WE WANTED TO LAND ON RWY 28C.

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.

Total miscom causes air carrier to do a circling approach instead of the straight in for which they were aligned.