A private pilot's report of landing on a runway occupied by parked aircraft on each side prior to an...

Attributes
ACN	578594
Time
Date	200304
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.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 landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 125 flight time type : 125
ASRS Report	578594
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other incursion : runway non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airport Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Flying to an airshow at ZZZ, airport was closing in 3 mins. Tower instructed me to fly directly to airport from power plant instead of following established landing procedure. Made midfield landing on runway 9 without incident. Aircraft were on runway, which I thought was odd, but the tower gave me instructions to turn on base and turn on final for runway 9, so I did. There was space between the aircraft, so I landed safely. I had heard that things are usually 'different' at big fly-in's like this, so I obeyed the tower's instructions. On hindsight, I'll do a go around next time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PVT PLT'S RPT OF LNDG ON A RWY OCCUPIED BY PARKED ACFT ON EACH SIDE PRIOR TO AN AIR SHOW AT ZZZ, US.

Narrative: FLYING TO AN AIRSHOW AT ZZZ, ARPT WAS CLOSING IN 3 MINS. TWR INSTRUCTED ME TO FLY DIRECTLY TO ARPT FROM PWR PLANT INSTEAD OF FOLLOWING ESTABLISHED LNDG PROC. MADE MIDFIELD LNDG ON RWY 9 WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT WERE ON RWY, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS ODD, BUT THE TWR GAVE ME INSTRUCTIONS TO TURN ON BASE AND TURN ON FINAL FOR RWY 9, SO I DID. THERE WAS SPACE BTWN THE ACFT, SO I LANDED SAFELY. I HAD HEARD THAT THINGS ARE USUALLY 'DIFFERENT' AT BIG FLY-IN'S LIKE THIS, SO I OBEYED THE TWR'S INSTRUCTIONS. ON HINDSIGHT, I'LL DO A GAR NEXT TIME.

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.

A private pilot's report of landing on a runway occupied by parked aircraft on each side prior to an air show at ZZZ, us.