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A C150 pilot, in the pattern at smf, made an effort to expedite his arrival by shortening the approach without tower approval.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 549113 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200205 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : smf.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : smf.tower tower : ilg.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Route In Use | approach : visual approach : traffic pattern |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : smf.tower |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 840 flight time type : 270 |
| ASRS Report | 549113 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence other other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : executed go around |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1500 vertical : 1000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I (C150) was on downwind and cleared to land by sacramento capital tower. I saw 2 commercial aircraft taxiing to departure end. I called tower and asked if they wanted me to 'extend my downwind.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C150 PLT, IN THE PATTERN AT SMF, MADE AN EFFORT TO EXPEDITE HIS ARR BY SHORTENING THE APCH WITHOUT TWR APPROVAL.
Narrative: I (C150) WAS ON DOWNWIND AND CLRED TO LAND BY SACRAMENTO CAPITAL TWR. I SAW 2 COMMERCIAL ACFT TAXIING TO DEP END. I CALLED TWR AND ASKED IF THEY WANTED ME TO 'EXTEND MY DOWNWIND.
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.