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Pilot of a twin engine turboprop aircraft made an unusually steep turn from base leg onto final just above ground level due to a close in base leg.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 241261 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199305 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ric |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 150 agl bound upper : 150 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ric |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 40 |
| ASRS Report | 241261 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
While conducting a visual approach to richmond's runway 12, I requested permission to land on runway 30 to save taxi time after landing. Tower advised it was approved and to keep it tight. I broke off the approach to runway 12 and ended up in a very steep turn close to the ground to make an uneventful landing on runway 30. From this instance I learned that I will not try a close in tight base to avoid taxiing. I think the fact I was late and was operating on very little rest was very influential in this unwise decision.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A TWIN ENG TURBOPROP ACFT MADE AN UNUSUALLY STEEP TURN FROM BASE LEG ONTO FINAL JUST ABOVE GND LEVEL DUE TO A CLOSE IN BASE LEG.
Narrative: WHILE CONDUCTING A VISUAL APCH TO RICHMOND'S RWY 12, I REQUESTED PERMISSION TO LAND ON RWY 30 TO SAVE TAXI TIME AFTER LNDG. TWR ADVISED IT WAS APPROVED AND TO KEEP IT TIGHT. I BROKE OFF THE APCH TO RWY 12 AND ENDED UP IN A VERY STEEP TURN CLOSE TO THE GND TO MAKE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG ON RWY 30. FROM THIS INSTANCE I LEARNED THAT I WILL NOT TRY A CLOSE IN TIGHT BASE TO AVOID TAXIING. I THINK THE FACT I WAS LATE AND WAS OPERATING ON VERY LITTLE REST WAS VERY INFLUENTIAL IN THIS UNWISE DECISION.
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.