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A C172 pilot in the traffic pattern at pao turned final too soon because he misidented the aircraft he was cleared to follow. Tower commanded a go around to avoid conflict.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 704929 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200607 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pao.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pao.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pao.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 150 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 704929 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around flight crew : took evasive action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
While practicing lndgs at pao airport and staying in the pattern; I inadvertently turned into a path of a landing aircraft; cleared to land before me. The clearance I heard was 'clear to land; follow a saratoga;' while the clearance; according to the tower; was 'clear to land #3; follow a saratoga.' while on a downwind; I saw a low wing aircraft passing me on the final and I initiated the turn to base. The tower and the pilot of the other aircraft quickly reacted. I executed a go around; per request from the other pilot to the tower. Both aircraft landed uneventfully. A contributing factor was my error in recognizing the aircraft on final as piper saratoga; which it was not.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172 PLT IN THE TFC PATTERN AT PAO TURNED FINAL TOO SOON BECAUSE HE MISIDENTED THE ACFT HE WAS CLRED TO FOLLOW. TWR COMMANDED A GAR TO AVOID CONFLICT.
Narrative: WHILE PRACTICING LNDGS AT PAO ARPT AND STAYING IN THE PATTERN; I INADVERTENTLY TURNED INTO A PATH OF A LNDG ACFT; CLRED TO LAND BEFORE ME. THE CLRNC I HEARD WAS 'CLR TO LAND; FOLLOW A SARATOGA;' WHILE THE CLRNC; ACCORDING TO THE TWR; WAS 'CLR TO LAND #3; FOLLOW A SARATOGA.' WHILE ON A DOWNWIND; I SAW A LOW WING ACFT PASSING ME ON THE FINAL AND I INITIATED THE TURN TO BASE. THE TWR AND THE PLT OF THE OTHER ACFT QUICKLY REACTED. I EXECUTED A GAR; PER REQUEST FROM THE OTHER PLT TO THE TWR. BOTH ACFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS MY ERROR IN RECOGNIZING THE ACFT ON FINAL AS PIPER SARATOGA; WHICH IT WAS NOT.
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.