Pilot of a privately owned fgt aircraft touched down during go around on uncontrolled airport runway while another aircraft was still on the runway.

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Attributes
ACN	298455
Time
Date	199503
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ocf
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 90
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Fighter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 6
ASRS Report	298455
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2500 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While flying a mig 15 uti for letter of authority/authorized and while being observed by FAA inspector, I was in the flare phase for landing on runway 36. I was aware of a C150 in the pattern ahead, but did not see him until flare mode due to landing attitude, plus C150 was well down the runway and to one side. I initiated a go around and moved to left side of runway - my wheels contacted the runway as C150 was clearing to right of runway. I never considered that there was a conflict of any kind, other than technically C150 was still on runway. The MIG15 is very touchy when abrupt control inputs are applied. I elected to allow the wheels to touchdown rather than take a chance on compressor stall or wing drop due to abrupt control inputs. Had I considered a close conflict, I would have made a more pronounced go around and possibly kept the wheels off the runway, I elected the go around described, and deemed it the safest - most common sense decision - the other party did not. I was never over, directly behind, or closer than 2000 ft to the other aircraft until I passed him airborne and he was clearing the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A PRIVATELY OWNED FGT ACFT TOUCHED DOWN DURING GAR ON UNCTLED ARPT RWY WHILE ANOTHER ACFT WAS STILL ON THE RWY.

Narrative: WHILE FLYING A MIG 15 UTI FOR LETTER OF AUTH AND WHILE BEING OBSERVED BY FAA INSPECTOR, I WAS IN THE FLARE PHASE FOR LNDG ON RWY 36. I WAS AWARE OF A C150 IN THE PATTERN AHEAD, BUT DID NOT SEE HIM UNTIL FLARE MODE DUE TO LNDG ATTITUDE, PLUS C150 WAS WELL DOWN THE RWY AND TO ONE SIDE. I INITIATED A GAR AND MOVED TO L SIDE OF RWY - MY WHEELS CONTACTED THE RWY AS C150 WAS CLRING TO R OF RWY. I NEVER CONSIDERED THAT THERE WAS A CONFLICT OF ANY KIND, OTHER THAN TECHNICALLY C150 WAS STILL ON RWY. THE MIG15 IS VERY TOUCHY WHEN ABRUPT CTL INPUTS ARE APPLIED. I ELECTED TO ALLOW THE WHEELS TO TOUCHDOWN RATHER THAN TAKE A CHANCE ON COMPRESSOR STALL OR WING DROP DUE TO ABRUPT CTL INPUTS. HAD I CONSIDERED A CLOSE CONFLICT, I WOULD HAVE MADE A MORE PRONOUNCED GAR AND POSSIBLY KEPT THE WHEELS OFF THE RWY, I ELECTED THE GAR DESCRIBED, AND DEEMED IT THE SAFEST - MOST COMMON SENSE DECISION - THE OTHER PARTY DID NOT. I WAS NEVER OVER, DIRECTLY BEHIND, OR CLOSER THAN 2000 FT TO THE OTHER ACFT UNTIL I PASSED HIM AIRBORNE AND HE WAS CLRING THE RWY.

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.