Operational error pilot deviation involving reporter's landing aircraft and uga Y holding in positio...

Attributes
ACN	291191
Time
Date	199412
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dxr
State Reference	CT
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	291191
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation Operational Error

Narrative:

I was cleared to land on runway 26, at approximately 1/2 mi out on final, a cessna taxied into position and held. The tower did not tell the cessna to vacate, nor did the tower tell me to go around. Tower communications were too busy to question. Because tower gave no further instructions, I assumed tower knew the cessna was there and that this was an accepted procedure. I landed without incident. The retrospect I should have gone around, regardless.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OPERROR PLTDEV INVOLVING RPTR'S LNDG ACFT AND UGA Y HOLDING IN POS.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 26, AT APPROX 1/2 MI OUT ON FINAL, A CESSNA TAXIED INTO POS AND HELD. THE TWR DID NOT TELL THE CESSNA TO VACATE, NOR DID THE TWR TELL ME TO GAR. TWR COMS WERE TOO BUSY TO QUESTION. BECAUSE TWR GAVE NO FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS, I ASSUMED TWR KNEW THE CESSNA WAS THERE AND THAT THIS WAS AN ACCEPTED PROC. I LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE RETROSPECT I SHOULD HAVE GONE AROUND, REGARDLESS.

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.

Operational error pilot deviation involving reporter's landing aircraft and uga Y holding in position.