Aircraft runway on ILS approach.

Attributes
ACN	103036
Time
Date	198811
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ric
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 250 msl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ric
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	103036
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At approximately xx am small transport was cleared to land from the ILS 16 approach. The runway environment contact was reported to the tower at 4000' and 1 mi (this was confirmed by the tower to traffic behind us). The radar altimeter sounded at 250' and the flaps were extended to full. Final landing visibility check was completed. At that time we saw through the haze a rotating beacon on the runway. We were able then to make out an small transport sitting on the numbers. We reported the other craft to the tower. The tower ordered the aircraft to clear the runway and the other craft had started to clear as we approached the threshold. After evaluating the facts, we determined we could land. The problem was caused by a misinterp by the pilot of the second small transport. This pilot was based at this airport flying the plane owned by the state of va with a state official on board. Complacency--the tower reported they could not see the approach end of runway 16 or 20. These runways do share a common area in the near visible conditions. The tower should refrain from clearing aircraft to position and hold when they cannot see the runway position (rain & fog) while another is cleared to land on runways that share close proximity. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: FAA called reporter 1 month later to determine his version of the incident. Prospect of violating second pilot for using wrong runway. Runway 20 in use for landing and runway 6 for departing aircraft. Reporter landed long to assure clearing other aircraft. Report delayed reaching us because reporter completed form and then left on dresser where it was covered and not mailed promptly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT RWY ON ILS APCH.

Narrative: AT APPROX XX AM SMT WAS CLRED TO LAND FROM THE ILS 16 APCH. THE RWY ENVIRONMENT CONTACT WAS RPTED TO THE TWR AT 4000' AND 1 MI (THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE TWR TO TFC BEHIND US). THE RADAR ALTIMETER SOUNDED AT 250' AND THE FLAPS WERE EXTENDED TO FULL. FINAL LNDG VIS CHK WAS COMPLETED. AT THAT TIME WE SAW THROUGH THE HAZE A ROTATING BEACON ON THE RWY. WE WERE ABLE THEN TO MAKE OUT AN SMT SITTING ON THE NUMBERS. WE RPTED THE OTHER CRAFT TO THE TWR. THE TWR ORDERED THE ACFT TO CLR THE RWY AND THE OTHER CRAFT HAD STARTED TO CLR AS WE APCHED THE THRESHOLD. AFTER EVALUATING THE FACTS, WE DETERMINED WE COULD LAND. THE PROB WAS CAUSED BY A MISINTERP BY THE PLT OF THE SECOND SMT. THIS PLT WAS BASED AT THIS ARPT FLYING THE PLANE OWNED BY THE STATE OF VA WITH A STATE OFFICIAL ON BOARD. COMPLACENCY--THE TWR RPTED THEY COULD NOT SEE THE APCH END OF RWY 16 OR 20. THESE RWYS DO SHARE A COMMON AREA IN THE NEAR VISIBLE CONDITIONS. THE TWR SHOULD REFRAIN FROM CLRING ACFT TO POS AND HOLD WHEN THEY CANNOT SEE THE RWY POS (RAIN & FOG) WHILE ANOTHER IS CLRED TO LAND ON RWYS THAT SHARE CLOSE PROX. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: FAA CALLED RPTR 1 MONTH LATER TO DETERMINE HIS VERSION OF THE INCIDENT. PROSPECT OF VIOLATING SECOND PLT FOR USING WRONG RWY. RWY 20 IN USE FOR LNDG AND RWY 6 FOR DEPARTING ACFT. RPTR LANDED LONG TO ASSURE CLRING OTHER ACFT. RPT DELAYED REACHING US BECAUSE RPTR COMPLETED FORM AND THEN LEFT ON DRESSER WHERE IT WAS COVERED AND NOT MAILED PROMPTLY.

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.