GA small aircraft pilot cuts off landing traffic while in the pattern at olm.

Attributes
ACN	448670
Time
Date	199909
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : olm.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl single value : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : olm.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Heavy Transport, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : touch and go
Route In Use	approach : visual approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : olm.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : touch and go
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern approach : visual arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time total : 150
ASRS Report	448670
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : non radar controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : became reoriented none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

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.

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.