Narrative:

At 3000 ft soquel approach control had 'called' my turn to a heading of 090 degrees just after I passed over the pacific ocean coast. The WX was clear over the pacific and for about 3 NM inland, but became a solid undercast at about 2500 ft further inland. Soquel approach control turned me over to montgomery tower (which was on a temporary frequency) and I reported inbound and they acknowledged. At about this time I turned to 078 degrees as this was the heading shown to the field by the GPS. The ATIS WX reported at montgomery field was scattered layer at 2500 ft landing runway 28R and runway 28L. About this time the undercast become broken and I sighted the field visually close to the left side of the aircraft. Montgomery tower immediately cleared me to land on runway 28L and I started a steep descending left turn. By this time the undercast had turned to a scattered layer. As I rolled out on a 280 degree heading, the tower informed me that I had flown through runway 28L localizer and to be careful. I immediately started moving left to line up with runway 28L which is much narrower than runway 28R ( from 2 NM almost looks like a taxi strip). The landing was uneventful. After I had switched to ground control, and aircraft that had landed (a golden eagle) asked ground control if the bonanza had been cleared to land, as he had been 'cut off' by this aircraft. The ground controller asked the golden eagle if the bonanza was within 500 ft and the golden eagle replied 'affirmative.' ground controller said he would have to investigate. After I had parked the aircraft, the pilot of the golden eagle came over to talk to me and asked if I was cleared to land, and I told him that I was cleared to land on runway 28L. He stated that I came within 150 ft of his aircraft. He then stated that he was going to talk to the tower people as they were 'screwed up.' mistake #1 was not staying on 090 degree heading and turning directly toward the airport, while being close to the airport, and expecting to be on proper heading for a downwind landing leg. Mistake #2 was to accept the cleared to land controller's instruction when I was too high and too close to the airport, on the downwind leg, to land without overshooting the localizer.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE36 PLT FAILED TO FOLLOW APCH CTLR HDG IN ENTERING THE TFC PATTERN PLACING HIM TOO CLOSE TO THE RWY CAUSING HIM TO OVERSHOOT FINAL. AS A RESULT A C421 WAS CUT OFF DURING FINAL TO THE NEARBY PARALLEL RWY.

Narrative: AT 3000 FT SOQUEL APCH CTL HAD 'CALLED' MY TURN TO A HDG OF 090 DEGS JUST AFTER I PASSED OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN COAST. THE WX WAS CLR OVER THE PACIFIC AND FOR ABOUT 3 NM INLAND, BUT BECAME A SOLID UNDERCAST AT ABOUT 2500 FT FURTHER INLAND. SOQUEL APCH CTL TURNED ME OVER TO MONTGOMERY TWR (WHICH WAS ON A TEMPORARY FREQ) AND I RPTED INBOUND AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED. AT ABOUT THIS TIME I TURNED TO 078 DEGS AS THIS WAS THE HDG SHOWN TO THE FIELD BY THE GPS. THE ATIS WX RPTED AT MONTGOMERY FIELD WAS SCATTERED LAYER AT 2500 FT LNDG RWY 28R AND RWY 28L. ABOUT THIS TIME THE UNDERCAST BECOME BROKEN AND I SIGHTED THE FIELD VISUALLY CLOSE TO THE L SIDE OF THE ACFT. MONTGOMERY TWR IMMEDIATELY CLRED ME TO LAND ON RWY 28L AND I STARTED A STEEP DSNDING L TURN. BY THIS TIME THE UNDERCAST HAD TURNED TO A SCATTERED LAYER. AS I ROLLED OUT ON A 280 DEG HDG, THE TWR INFORMED ME THAT I HAD FLOWN THROUGH RWY 28L LOC AND TO BE CAREFUL. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED MOVING L TO LINE UP WITH RWY 28L WHICH IS MUCH NARROWER THAN RWY 28R ( FROM 2 NM ALMOST LOOKS LIKE A TAXI STRIP). THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. AFTER I HAD SWITCHED TO GND CTL, AND ACFT THAT HAD LANDED (A GOLDEN EAGLE) ASKED GND CTL IF THE BONANZA HAD BEEN CLRED TO LAND, AS HE HAD BEEN 'CUT OFF' BY THIS ACFT. THE GND CTLR ASKED THE GOLDEN EAGLE IF THE BONANZA WAS WITHIN 500 FT AND THE GOLDEN EAGLE REPLIED 'AFFIRMATIVE.' GND CTLR SAID HE WOULD HAVE TO INVESTIGATE. AFTER I HAD PARKED THE ACFT, THE PLT OF THE GOLDEN EAGLE CAME OVER TO TALK TO ME AND ASKED IF I WAS CLRED TO LAND, AND I TOLD HIM THAT I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 28L. HE STATED THAT I CAME WITHIN 150 FT OF HIS ACFT. HE THEN STATED THAT HE WAS GOING TO TALK TO THE TWR PEOPLE AS THEY WERE 'SCREWED UP.' MISTAKE #1 WAS NOT STAYING ON 090 DEG HDG AND TURNING DIRECTLY TOWARD THE ARPT, WHILE BEING CLOSE TO THE ARPT, AND EXPECTING TO BE ON PROPER HDG FOR A DOWNWIND LNDG LEG. MISTAKE #2 WAS TO ACCEPT THE CLRED TO LAND CTLR'S INSTRUCTION WHEN I WAS TOO HIGH AND TOO CLOSE TO THE ARPT, ON THE DOWNWIND LEG, TO LAND WITHOUT OVERSHOOTING THE LOC.

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.