<< >> NASA ASRS Report 358130, January 1997

PA31 air ambulance shot NDB approach to runway 34L and was told to plan sidestepping to runway 34R. When field came in sight, aircraft was cleared to land with no mention of sidestepping. Reporter landed on runway 34L. Tower covered for him saying that the traffic had cleared the runway.

Attributes
ACN	358130
Time
Date	199701
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rno
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	PA-31T-1 Cheyenne I
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 17500 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	358130
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Rno runway for back course runway 34L approach. Visibility minimum for approach. Reports of dropping visibility. Inbound from hth with very critical heart patient. Tower asked me to report runway in sight and plan to side-step to runway 34R. I am pretty sure and acknowledged I held minimum and continued towards missed approach. At approximately one half mi from runway, I confirmed field in sight and they said cleared to land. I did not hear sidestep and might have confirmed cleared to land runway 34R. As I was taxiing in I thought about it and asked whether I was cleared left or right. They said left, but they were watching me and the aircraft was clear or had cleared runway. I saw the airliner on taxiway and nothing on landing runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA31 AIR AMBULANCE SHOT NDB APCH TO RWY 34L AND WAS TOLD TO PLAN SIDESTEPPING TO RWY 34R. WHEN FIELD CAME IN SIGHT, ACFT WAS CLRED TO LAND WITH NO MENTION OF SIDESTEPPING. RPTR LANDED ON RWY 34L. TWR COVERED FOR HIM SAYING THAT THE TFC HAD CLRED THE RWY.

Narrative: RNO RWY FOR BACK COURSE RWY 34L APCH. VISIBILITY MINIMUM FOR APCH. RPTS OF DROPPING VISIBILITY. INBOUND FROM HTH WITH VERY CRITICAL HEART PATIENT. TWR ASKED ME TO RPT RWY IN SIGHT AND PLAN TO SIDE-STEP TO RWY 34R. I AM PRETTY SURE AND ACKNOWLEDGED I HELD MINIMUM AND CONTINUED TOWARDS MISSED APCH. AT APPROX ONE HALF MI FROM RWY, I CONFIRMED FIELD IN SIGHT AND THEY SAID CLRED TO LAND. I DID NOT HEAR SIDESTEP AND MIGHT HAVE CONFIRMED CLRED TO LAND RWY 34R. AS I WAS TAXIING IN I THOUGHT ABOUT IT AND ASKED WHETHER I WAS CLRED L OR R. THEY SAID L, BUT THEY WERE WATCHING ME AND THE ACFT WAS CLR OR HAD CLRED RWY. I SAW THE AIRLINER ON TXWY AND NOTHING ON LNDG 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.