<< >> NASA ASRS Report 349717, October 1996

Small aircraft pilot says he was cleared to land while on right downwind for runway 28L and while on base saw another aircraft on the runway. Tower did not change his clearance and while on final felt he should make a go around, but engine would not develop power, so he landed anyway.

Attributes
ACN	349717
Time
Date	199610
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hwd
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
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	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 27 flight time total : 4049
ASRS Report	349717
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

The occurrence: landing on a runway with an airplane on the runway. When approaching the air traffic area, I called the tower and was instructed to make right traffic for runway 28L, and report downwind. I made my report downwind and was cleared to land. On base, I saw the airplane on the runway, but tower did not change my instructions, on final I could not get power for a go around, so landed, and took the first turnoff from the runway. On the first call, I should have told the controller I had a problem with the engine, and was taking it to maintenance at the airport.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT SAYS HE WAS CLRED TO LAND WHILE ON R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 28L AND WHILE ON BASE SAW ANOTHER ACFT ON THE RWY. TWR DID NOT CHANGE HIS CLRNC AND WHILE ON FINAL FELT HE SHOULD MAKE A GAR, BUT ENG WOULD NOT DEVELOP PWR, SO HE LANDED ANYWAY.

Narrative: THE OCCURRENCE: LNDG ON A RWY WITH AN AIRPLANE ON THE RWY. WHEN APCHING THE ATA, I CALLED THE TWR AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO MAKE R TFC FOR RWY 28L, AND RPT DOWNWIND. I MADE MY RPT DOWNWIND AND WAS CLRED TO LAND. ON BASE, I SAW THE AIRPLANE ON THE RWY, BUT TWR DID NOT CHANGE MY INSTRUCTIONS, ON FINAL I COULD NOT GET PWR FOR A GAR, SO LANDED, AND TOOK THE FIRST TURNOFF FROM THE RWY. ON THE FIRST CALL, I SHOULD HAVE TOLD THE CTLR I HAD A PROB WITH THE ENG, AND WAS TAKING IT TO MAINT AT THE ARPT.

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.