GA small aircraft attempted go around when realized preceding GA small aircraft Y was not clearing runway but due rough engine aborted go around and landed and rolled past small aircraft Y still on runway.

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Attributes
ACN	90382
Time
Date	198807
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : wvi
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Route In Use	approach : circling
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 15000
ASRS Report	90382
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on downwind for runway 19 I observed an small aircraft Y enter a downwind outside of DME and slightly ahead. I realized that he did not see me so I adjusted my pattern to go behind him and extended my downwind to take spacing on him. When I turned final the small aircraft Y was on very short final and the spacing looked good. When the small aircraft Y landed it decelerated faster that I expected and appeared to stop on the right side of the runway at about 1/3 of the length of the runway. At about 50' in the air I initiated a go around, but as I increased throttle my engine started to run rough so I closed the throttle and landed on the left side of the runway. On landing roll I passed the small aircraft Y on his left. I believe this incident happened because I misjudged the time it would take for the slower aircraft to reach the turn off at midfield and did not allow enough spacing. An earlier go around would have allowed a smoother application of power and a normal go around.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA ATTEMPTED GO AROUND WHEN REALIZED PRECEDING GA SMA Y WAS NOT CLEARING RWY BUT DUE ROUGH ENGINE ABORTED GO AROUND AND LANDED AND ROLLED PAST SMA Y STILL ON RWY.

Narrative: WHILE ON DOWNWIND FOR RWY 19 I OBSERVED AN SMA Y ENTER A DOWNWIND OUTSIDE OF DME AND SLIGHTLY AHEAD. I REALIZED THAT HE DID NOT SEE ME SO I ADJUSTED MY PATTERN TO GO BEHIND HIM AND EXTENDED MY DOWNWIND TO TAKE SPACING ON HIM. WHEN I TURNED FINAL THE SMA Y WAS ON VERY SHORT FINAL AND THE SPACING LOOKED GOOD. WHEN THE SMA Y LANDED IT DECELERATED FASTER THAT I EXPECTED AND APPEARED TO STOP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY AT ABOUT 1/3 OF THE LENGTH OF THE RWY. AT ABOUT 50' IN THE AIR I INITIATED A GO AROUND, BUT AS I INCREASED THROTTLE MY ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH SO I CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND LANDED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. ON LNDG ROLL I PASSED THE SMA Y ON HIS LEFT. I BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED BECAUSE I MISJUDGED THE TIME IT WOULD TAKE FOR THE SLOWER ACFT TO REACH THE TURN OFF AT MIDFIELD AND DID NOT ALLOW ENOUGH SPACING. AN EARLIER GO AROUND WOULD HAVE ALLOWED A SMOOTHER APPLICATION OF PWR AND A NORMAL GO AROUND.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.