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A pilot landing at hpn was told to do a 360 on short final to runway 11. After the turn he was uncertain about landing clearance but landed as a precaution considering a go around over runway 16 to be unsafe.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 981365 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201111 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | HPN.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 1000 Flight Crew Type 1000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Landing Without Clearance |
Narrative:
The airport was very busy. Crossing runways were being used. I was assigned runway 11; hold short of runway 16. On short final; I was asked to do a 360 for spacing. On resuming short final; the controllers were too busy to verify I was clear to land or recognize I was back on final. I was too close and low to safely go around due to the crossing runway; and I chose to land and hold short; as directed. It is not clear to me whether I had an authorized landing clearance; although the controllers did not complain. I believed landing was safer than going around at that instance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A pilot landing at HPN was told to do a 360 on short final to Runway 11. After the turn he was uncertain about landing clearance but landed as a precaution considering a go around over Runway 16 to be unsafe.
Narrative: The airport was very busy. Crossing runways were being used. I was assigned Runway 11; hold short of Runway 16. On short final; I was asked to do a 360 for spacing. On resuming short final; the Controllers were too busy to verify I was clear to land or recognize I was back on final. I was too close and low to safely go around due to the crossing runway; and I chose to land and hold short; as directed. It is not clear to me whether I had an authorized landing clearance; although the Controllers did not complain. I believed landing was safer than going around at that instance.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.