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A very low time pilot flying at E14 airport, formerly known as avra valley, cut off a C172 who had reported turning final for marana. The reporter did not realize that the name of E14 had recently been changed to marana.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 455360 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199911 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : e14.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : iad.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other landing : go around |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 57 flight time type : 57 |
| ASRS Report | 455360 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around none taken : detected after the fact |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 2000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The problem arose when I was turning downwind to base for runway 12 avra valley. Immediately after, another pilot called base to final for runway 12 marana. Not taking notice since marana/pinal has the same runway numbers as avra valley, I made my turn to final and announced it. Immediately after, I heard the cessna call a go around. That was when I realized I had cut him off. Departing the airport an hour later, I overheard 2 pilots talking on the radio. One told the other that avra valley was now being called marana northwest regional, and marana airport was being called pinal. Upon looking at my brand new sectional, marana had been changed to pinal, but avra valley was still avra valley. Looking at my AFD, avra valley was still avra valley.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A VERY LOW TIME PLT FLYING AT E14 ARPT, FORMERLY KNOWN AS AVRA VALLEY, CUT OFF A C172 WHO HAD RPTED TURNING FINAL FOR MARANA. THE RPTR DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE NAME OF E14 HAD RECENTLY BEEN CHANGED TO MARANA.
Narrative: THE PROB AROSE WHEN I WAS TURNING DOWNWIND TO BASE FOR RWY 12 AVRA VALLEY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, ANOTHER PLT CALLED BASE TO FINAL FOR RWY 12 MARANA. NOT TAKING NOTICE SINCE MARANA/PINAL HAS THE SAME RWY NUMBERS AS AVRA VALLEY, I MADE MY TURN TO FINAL AND ANNOUNCED IT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, I HEARD THE CESSNA CALL A GAR. THAT WAS WHEN I REALIZED I HAD CUT HIM OFF. DEPARTING THE ARPT AN HR LATER, I OVERHEARD 2 PLTS TALKING ON THE RADIO. ONE TOLD THE OTHER THAT AVRA VALLEY WAS NOW BEING CALLED MARANA NORTHWEST REGIONAL, AND MARANA ARPT WAS BEING CALLED PINAL. UPON LOOKING AT MY BRAND NEW SECTIONAL, MARANA HAD BEEN CHANGED TO PINAL, BUT AVRA VALLEY WAS STILL AVRA VALLEY. LOOKING AT MY AFD, AVRA VALLEY WAS STILL AVRA VALLEY.
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.