Narrative:

After a short proficiency training flight in the northwest practice area in a high performance glasair experimental retractable, I reported to the tower controling the north runway at standard reporting point with ATIS code for a full stop landing. On reaching final reporting point, I was instructed to proceed east for an extended downwind leg to runway 7L to follow 3 aircraft, the first of which was starting on the downwind leg instead of the usual base leg entry typically assigned to my, or similar, high performance aircraft. I was then instructed to follow 3 aircraft on a downwind (their estimated speeds of 70 KTS versus my minimal safe pattern speed of 100 KTS, then cherokee followed by 2 cessna trainers). I extended my entry east before turning downwind, telling the tower controller I would do so for spacing. On downwind midfield, I responded to tower's query relative to traffic, indicating that I had cessna traffic ahead turning left base on an extended downwind. Tower indicated that I should follow this traffic, #2 to land. I slowed to my minimum ctlable airspeed in the pattern and set up the aircraft landing confign. Being preoccupied with the traffic and receiving no further tower instructions, I followed the aircraft which had been noted as a touch-and-go on final without realizing that the final approach was to the wrong runway -- runway 7R. On short final, I saw that the traffic ahead was not a touch-and-go and minus any tower communications, I touched down at my minimum speed as traffic exited runway at first intersection. Tower issued a go around after I was on rollout!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT IN A GLASAIR SH-2R FOLLOWS THE WRONG ACFT TO THE WRONG RWY AND LANDS JUST AS PRECEDING ACFT CLRS THE RWY.

Narrative: AFTER A SHORT PROFICIENCY TRAINING FLT IN THE NW PRACTICE AREA IN A HIGH PERFORMANCE GLASAIR EXPERIMENTAL RETRACTABLE, I RPTED TO THE TWR CTLING THE N RWY AT STANDARD RPTING POINT WITH ATIS CODE FOR A FULL STOP LNDG. ON REACHING FINAL RPTING POINT, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO PROCEED E FOR AN EXTENDED DOWNWIND LEG TO RWY 7L TO FOLLOW 3 ACFT, THE FIRST OF WHICH WAS STARTING ON THE DOWNWIND LEG INSTEAD OF THE USUAL BASE LEG ENTRY TYPICALLY ASSIGNED TO MY, OR SIMILAR, HIGH PERFORMANCE ACFT. I WAS THEN INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW 3 ACFT ON A DOWNWIND (THEIR ESTIMATED SPDS OF 70 KTS VERSUS MY MINIMAL SAFE PATTERN SPD OF 100 KTS, THEN CHEROKEE FOLLOWED BY 2 CESSNA TRAINERS). I EXTENDED MY ENTRY E BEFORE TURNING DOWNWIND, TELLING THE TWR CTLR I WOULD DO SO FOR SPACING. ON DOWNWIND MIDFIELD, I RESPONDED TO TWR'S QUERY RELATIVE TO TFC, INDICATING THAT I HAD CESSNA TFC AHEAD TURNING L BASE ON AN EXTENDED DOWNWIND. TWR INDICATED THAT I SHOULD FOLLOW THIS TFC, #2 TO LAND. I SLOWED TO MY MINIMUM CTLABLE AIRSPD IN THE PATTERN AND SET UP THE ACFT LNDG CONFIGN. BEING PREOCCUPIED WITH THE TFC AND RECEIVING NO FURTHER TWR INSTRUCTIONS, I FOLLOWED THE ACFT WHICH HAD BEEN NOTED AS A TOUCH-AND-GO ON FINAL WITHOUT REALIZING THAT THE FINAL APCH WAS TO THE WRONG RWY -- RWY 7R. ON SHORT FINAL, I SAW THAT THE TFC AHEAD WAS NOT A TOUCH-AND-GO AND MINUS ANY TWR COMS, I TOUCHED DOWN AT MY MINIMUM SPD AS TFC EXITED RWY AT FIRST INTXN. TWR ISSUED A GAR AFTER I WAS ON ROLLOUT!

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.