Narrative:

I took off from olympia to do pattern work (touch and goes). Tower told me to follow another aircraft. I was to be #2 and the other aircraft #1. The other aircraft took a long run past the airport so I turned in front of it without remembering I was supposed to follow the aircraft. I did not come close to the aircraft. Tower noted it and told me I had cut off the plane and that I was supposed to be #2. I asked 'what do you want me to do' and he said 'now you are #1 and the other aircraft is #2.' he asked the other aircraft if it could see me. They confirmed that they had me in sight. Nothing further was said. I was distracted on takeoff by a malfunctioning tachometer.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA PLT CUTS OFF LNDG TFC WHILE IN THE PATTERN AT OLM.

Narrative: I TOOK OFF FROM OLYMPIA TO DO PATTERN WORK (TOUCH AND GOES). TWR TOLD ME TO FOLLOW ANOTHER ACFT. I WAS TO BE #2 AND THE OTHER ACFT #1. THE OTHER ACFT TOOK A LONG RUN PAST THE ARPT SO I TURNED IN FRONT OF IT WITHOUT REMEMBERING I WAS SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW THE ACFT. I DID NOT COME CLOSE TO THE ACFT. TWR NOTED IT AND TOLD ME I HAD CUT OFF THE PLANE AND THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE #2. I ASKED 'WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO' AND HE SAID 'NOW YOU ARE #1 AND THE OTHER ACFT IS #2.' HE ASKED THE OTHER ACFT IF IT COULD SEE ME. THEY CONFIRMED THAT THEY HAD ME IN SIGHT. NOTHING FURTHER WAS SAID. I WAS DISTRACTED ON TKOF BY A MALFUNCTIONING TACHOMETER.

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.