Small transport at 500 ft told to do a 360 degree turn for spacing. Turn took aircraft over town.

Attributes
ACN	264860
Time
Date	199403
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sts
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sts
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Texan T6 Harvard
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 26000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	264860
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landing at santa rosa airport on runway 14 at 500 ft, was told to make a 90 degree left turn, an airplane had turned on a right base without a clearance. This heading put me near windsor and a clearance for a left turn back on final and a 'clear to land' had me turning right over windsor at 500 ft. Not really where I wanted to be. A T-6 at 500 ft makes a lot of noise and if the tower doesn't get a complaint I'll be surprised.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT AT 500 FT TOLD TO DO A 360 DEG TURN FOR SPACING. TURN TOOK ACFT OVER TOWN.

Narrative: LNDG AT SANTA ROSA ARPT ON RWY 14 AT 500 FT, WAS TOLD TO MAKE A 90 DEG L TURN, AN AIRPLANE HAD TURNED ON A R BASE WITHOUT A CLRNC. THIS HDG PUT ME NEAR WINDSOR AND A CLRNC FOR A L TURN BACK ON FINAL AND A 'CLR TO LAND' HAD ME TURNING RIGHT OVER WINDSOR AT 500 FT. NOT REALLY WHERE I WANTED TO BE. A T-6 AT 500 FT MAKES A LOT OF NOISE AND IF THE TWR DOESN'T GET A COMPLAINT I'LL BE SURPRISED.

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.