C185 pilot executes a go around due to traffic on the runway at lgb.

Attributes
ACN	703733
Time
Date	200607
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lgb.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lgb.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skywagon 185
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : lgb.tower
Make Model Name	Airbus Industrie Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 475
ASRS Report	703733
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : executed go around
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Approaching midfield; left downwind for runway 25L; long beach tower controller was asked by me; the pilot of C185; if I could do a short approach to the runway. Tower controller said '(unintelligible) airbus on short final runway 30.' I mistook his unintelligible comment to be either 'note' or 'airbus' or something sounding as though his intent was for me to notice the aircraft below me landing on an intersecting runway. I replied; 'roger; in sight' and continued my shorter than typical approach. At all times; I saw the airbus below us and I watched them land and roll past our crossing runway. The airbus was exiting the far end of the intersecting runway; I was on short final at 200 ft AGL and noticed another aircraft; a king air; crossing my runway. The controller's supervisor came on the radio and instructed me to 'go around; you were never cleared for the short approach.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C185 PLT EXECUTES A GAR DUE TO TFC ON THE RWY AT LGB.

Narrative: APCHING MIDFIELD; L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 25L; LONG BEACH TWR CTLR WAS ASKED BY ME; THE PLT OF C185; IF I COULD DO A SHORT APCH TO THE RWY. TWR CTLR SAID '(UNINTELLIGIBLE) AIRBUS ON SHORT FINAL RWY 30.' I MISTOOK HIS UNINTELLIGIBLE COMMENT TO BE EITHER 'NOTE' OR 'AIRBUS' OR SOMETHING SOUNDING AS THOUGH HIS INTENT WAS FOR ME TO NOTICE THE ACFT BELOW ME LNDG ON AN INTERSECTING RWY. I REPLIED; 'ROGER; IN SIGHT' AND CONTINUED MY SHORTER THAN TYPICAL APCH. AT ALL TIMES; I SAW THE AIRBUS BELOW US AND I WATCHED THEM LAND AND ROLL PAST OUR XING RWY. THE AIRBUS WAS EXITING THE FAR END OF THE INTERSECTING RWY; I WAS ON SHORT FINAL AT 200 FT AGL AND NOTICED ANOTHER ACFT; A KING AIR; XING MY RWY. THE CTLR'S SUPVR CAME ON THE RADIO AND INSTRUCTED ME TO 'GO AROUND; YOU WERE NEVER CLRED FOR THE SHORT APCH.'

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.