Narrative:

While piloting a piper, PA32-301, I was accused of a runway incursion on runway 29 at the bethel airport at approximately XA30 hours on oct/wed/00, by bethel tower manager. The event went down like this, to my best recollection: at approximately the same date and time noted above I was returning to bethel from athmawkluk airport, empty. The bethel tower advised me to report over 'white alice' (a reporting point) which I did. Another aircraft made the same report over the same place a couple of seconds before me. I advised tower of this and he said to 'continue.' a few seconds later, bethel tower said that I was '#2 cleared to land runway 36.' I still didn't see anybody and I advised the tower of this. At about this time I'm now picking up the traffic that I'm supposed to follow just as I'm crossing the runway centerline, perpendicular to it, just south of the runway 36 threshold. I asked the tower 'what do you want me to do, I don't think this will work?' he said 'continue s-turns approved to the runway.' I should have punched out at this point but I didn't. I turned 120 degrees to the left and made my way to the runway. As I did this, I noticed another aircraft right behind me 1/4 mi or so which in my opinion was too close from both aircraft - the one in front of me and the one behind me -- me being in the middle tightly squeezed. The aircraft in front of me landed and cleared the runway as I approached the threshold, I flared to land and hit a wake (I presume from preceding aircraft) and had an exciting couple of seconds before my touchdown. I landed on runway 36 and know I've got traffic directly behind me close because I saw him during my s-turns on final. In the stress of the moment, bethel tower issued me a clearance to exit on runway 29, or what I thought was a clearance, and I did. To this I was advised that I incurred onto runway 29 and to call the bethel tower supervisor. I spoke with the bethel tower supervisor, and he advised that I was in the wrong and that he was going to write up the incident. I observed that he seemed agitated during our conversation but I did accept my role in this.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TIGHT TFC AT BETHEL, AK, LEADS TO A DISAGREEMENT AS TO CLRNC GIVEN AND POSSIBLE RWY INCURSION.

Narrative: WHILE PILOTING A PIPER, PA32-301, I WAS ACCUSED OF A RWY INCURSION ON RWY 29 AT THE BETHEL ARPT AT APPROX XA30 HRS ON OCT/WED/00, BY BETHEL TWR MGR. THE EVENT WENT DOWN LIKE THIS, TO MY BEST RECOLLECTION: AT APPROX THE SAME DATE AND TIME NOTED ABOVE I WAS RETURNING TO BETHEL FROM ATHMAWKLUK ARPT, EMPTY. THE BETHEL TWR ADVISED ME TO RPT OVER 'WHITE ALICE' (A RPTING POINT) WHICH I DID. ANOTHER ACFT MADE THE SAME RPT OVER THE SAME PLACE A COUPLE OF SECONDS BEFORE ME. I ADVISED TWR OF THIS AND HE SAID TO 'CONTINUE.' A FEW SECONDS LATER, BETHEL TWR SAID THAT I WAS '#2 CLRED TO LAND RWY 36.' I STILL DIDN'T SEE ANYBODY AND I ADVISED THE TWR OF THIS. AT ABOUT THIS TIME I'M NOW PICKING UP THE TFC THAT I'M SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW JUST AS I'M XING THE RWY CTRLINE, PERPENDICULAR TO IT, JUST S OF THE RWY 36 THRESHOLD. I ASKED THE TWR 'WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO, I DON'T THINK THIS WILL WORK?' HE SAID 'CONTINUE S-TURNS APPROVED TO THE RWY.' I SHOULD HAVE PUNCHED OUT AT THIS POINT BUT I DIDN'T. I TURNED 120 DEGS TO THE L AND MADE MY WAY TO THE RWY. AS I DID THIS, I NOTICED ANOTHER ACFT RIGHT BEHIND ME 1/4 MI OR SO WHICH IN MY OPINION WAS TOO CLOSE FROM BOTH ACFT - THE ONE IN FRONT OF ME AND THE ONE BEHIND ME -- ME BEING IN THE MIDDLE TIGHTLY SQUEEZED. THE ACFT IN FRONT OF ME LANDED AND CLRED THE RWY AS I APCHED THE THRESHOLD, I FLARED TO LAND AND HIT A WAKE (I PRESUME FROM PRECEDING ACFT) AND HAD AN EXCITING COUPLE OF SECONDS BEFORE MY TOUCHDOWN. I LANDED ON RWY 36 AND KNOW I'VE GOT TFC DIRECTLY BEHIND ME CLOSE BECAUSE I SAW HIM DURING MY S-TURNS ON FINAL. IN THE STRESS OF THE MOMENT, BETHEL TWR ISSUED ME A CLRNC TO EXIT ON RWY 29, OR WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A CLRNC, AND I DID. TO THIS I WAS ADVISED THAT I INCURRED ONTO RWY 29 AND TO CALL THE BETHEL TWR SUPVR. I SPOKE WITH THE BETHEL TWR SUPVR, AND HE ADVISED THAT I WAS IN THE WRONG AND THAT HE WAS GOING TO WRITE UP THE INCIDENT. I OBSERVED THAT HE SEEMED AGITATED DURING OUR CONVERSATION BUT I DID ACCEPT MY ROLE IN THIS.

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.