Small aircraft landed over the top of aircraft on runway. Hit runway sign leaving runway.

Attributes
ACN	106112
Time
Date	198903
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdl
State Reference	AZ
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, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 15000
ASRS Report	106112
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

I was cleared to downwind right hand pattern for landing at sdl to land on runway 21. As I was on downwind tower advised another small aircraft Y that he was #2 to land. As I was on final about 1/2 mi out from the numbers, tower cleared another aircraft to taxi into position for takeoff, and as I passed over the numbers the aircraft cleared to taxi was in position. I was flying an older small aircraft X with locked tail wheel and johnson bar for brakes. After landing I was taxiing slowly down the runway to the next available exit. Tower asked if I had a problem. I said, 'no, but I have a tail wheel airplane which is blind while taxiing.' he stated that I had landing traffic behind me and to give way to the right off the runway. In so doing I struck a runway marker sign which was impossible to see from the cockpit. The resulting damage to my aircraft was a manufacturers estimate of 3500'. This consists of 4' broken from each time of a wooden propeller. I might mention that this only my second minor accident in 43 yrs of flying. It is my personal opinion that I was pressured by the urgency of his communication, and too close spacing of landing aircraft. He should have had the other landing aircraft go around.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA LANDED OVER THE TOP OF ACFT ON RWY. HIT RWY SIGN LEAVING RWY.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED TO DOWNWIND RIGHT HAND PATTERN FOR LNDG AT SDL TO LAND ON RWY 21. AS I WAS ON DOWNWIND TWR ADVISED ANOTHER SMA Y THAT HE WAS #2 TO LAND. AS I WAS ON FINAL ABOUT 1/2 MI OUT FROM THE NUMBERS, TWR CLRED ANOTHER ACFT TO TAXI INTO POS FOR TKOF, AND AS I PASSED OVER THE NUMBERS THE ACFT CLRED TO TAXI WAS IN POS. I WAS FLYING AN OLDER SMA X WITH LOCKED TAIL WHEEL AND JOHNSON BAR FOR BRAKES. AFTER LNDG I WAS TAXIING SLOWLY DOWN THE RWY TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE EXIT. TWR ASKED IF I HAD A PROB. I SAID, 'NO, BUT I HAVE A TAIL WHEEL AIRPLANE WHICH IS BLIND WHILE TAXIING.' HE STATED THAT I HAD LNDG TFC BEHIND ME AND TO GIVE WAY TO THE RIGHT OFF THE RWY. IN SO DOING I STRUCK A RWY MARKER SIGN WHICH WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE FROM THE COCKPIT. THE RESULTING DAMAGE TO MY ACFT WAS A MANUFACTURERS ESTIMATE OF 3500'. THIS CONSISTS OF 4' BROKEN FROM EACH TIME OF A WOODEN PROP. I MIGHT MENTION THAT THIS ONLY MY SECOND MINOR ACCIDENT IN 43 YRS OF FLYING. IT IS MY PERSONAL OPINION THAT I WAS PRESSURED BY THE URGENCY OF HIS COM, AND TOO CLOSE SPACING OF LNDG ACFT. HE SHOULD HAVE HAD THE OTHER LNDG ACFT 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.