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Private pilot of an small aircraft sel failed to follow tower instructions resulting in turning in front of another aircraft on final.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 323902 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199512 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sql |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sql |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time total : 115 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 323902 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Visibility was very poor (haze) but 3 mi. I had just taken off for closed traffic. Upon turning downwind (800 ft), tower said '#2, cleared for option, follow katana.' I repeated clearance and said I was looking for katana. Abeam the numbers downwind, I saw a low wing, white airplane on a 1/2 mi final. I thought this was the katana, so I continued to the barges, turned base, then turned final. Before touchdown, tower said to make it a full stop and contact ground when clear. Ground said that I had cut off the katana. I acknowledged the information. Tower asked a question, I said I wasn't aware that I had cut off the katana, I thought I was following it per instructions. I taxied back to runway 30 and made 5 more touch-and-goes. The poor visibility contributed to the misident. I should have asked for confirmation when I thought I had the katana in sight. Tower probably should have asked me if I saw the katana and warned me when I turned base/final in front of it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL FAILED TO FOLLOW TWR INSTRUCTIONS RESULTING IN TURNING IN FRONT OF ANOTHER ACFT ON FINAL.
Narrative: VISIBILITY WAS VERY POOR (HAZE) BUT 3 MI. I HAD JUST TAKEN OFF FOR CLOSED TFC. UPON TURNING DOWNWIND (800 FT), TWR SAID '#2, CLRED FOR OPTION, FOLLOW KATANA.' I REPEATED CLRNC AND SAID I WAS LOOKING FOR KATANA. ABEAM THE NUMBERS DOWNWIND, I SAW A LOW WING, WHITE AIRPLANE ON A 1/2 MI FINAL. I THOUGHT THIS WAS THE KATANA, SO I CONTINUED TO THE BARGES, TURNED BASE, THEN TURNED FINAL. BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, TWR SAID TO MAKE IT A FULL STOP AND CONTACT GND WHEN CLR. GND SAID THAT I HAD CUT OFF THE KATANA. I ACKNOWLEDGED THE INFO. TWR ASKED A QUESTION, I SAID I WASN'T AWARE THAT I HAD CUT OFF THE KATANA, I THOUGHT I WAS FOLLOWING IT PER INSTRUCTIONS. I TAXIED BACK TO RWY 30 AND MADE 5 MORE TOUCH-AND-GOES. THE POOR VISIBILITY CONTRIBUTED TO THE MISIDENT. I SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR CONFIRMATION WHEN I THOUGHT I HAD THE KATANA IN SIGHT. TWR PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE ASKED ME IF I SAW THE KATANA AND WARNED ME WHEN I TURNED BASE/FINAL IN FRONT OF IT.
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.