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An AA5 pilot gets the n-numbers confused and cuts off another AA5 while landing, resulting in the second AA5 having to go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 603875 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bdr.airport |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | msl single value : 600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bdr.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cheetah, Tiger, Traveler |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bdr.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern arrival : vfr |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 14.4 flight time total : 194.4 flight time type : 14.4 |
| ASRS Report | 603875 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
This was the first time that I soloed at night. I did, however, just complete 5.8 hour of night instruction. I was doing a touch and go. Tower told me that I was #2 following another grumman. I located traffic and confirmed I had traffic in sight. Then I got disoriented, lost my traffic and heard tower clear me to land. I proceeded to land, then all of a sudden, the original 1ST plane was right on my tail. I ended up cutting the 1ST plane off, causing him to go around. Being that both airplanes were both from the same club and I fly them both. I must have gotten the north numbers confused and heard the controller wrong, thinking that I was cleared to land.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AA5 PLT GETS THE N-NUMBERS CONFUSED AND CUTS OFF ANOTHER AA5 WHILE LNDG, RESULTING IN THE SECOND AA5 HAVING TO GO AROUND.
Narrative: THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT I SOLOED AT NIGHT. I DID, HOWEVER, JUST COMPLETE 5.8 HR OF NIGHT INSTRUCTION. I WAS DOING A TOUCH AND GO. TWR TOLD ME THAT I WAS #2 FOLLOWING ANOTHER GRUMMAN. I LOCATED TFC AND CONFIRMED I HAD TFC IN SIGHT. THEN I GOT DISORIENTED, LOST MY TFC AND HEARD TWR CLR ME TO LAND. I PROCEEDED TO LAND, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE ORIGINAL 1ST PLANE WAS RIGHT ON MY TAIL. I ENDED UP CUTTING THE 1ST PLANE OFF, CAUSING HIM TO GO AROUND. BEING THAT BOTH AIRPLANES WERE BOTH FROM THE SAME CLUB AND I FLY THEM BOTH. I MUST HAVE GOTTEN THE N NUMBERS CONFUSED AND HEARD THE CTLR WRONG, THINKING THAT I WAS CLRED TO LAND.
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.