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Aircraft lined up with and nearly landed on parallel taxiway. Go around initiated with normal return to land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 110880 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198905 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ccr |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 150 agl bound upper : 150 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ccr |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in arrival other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 110880 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I contacted the tower 9 DME southeast and was given instructions for, 'straight in runway 32L,, report 2 mi final.' I had the airport in sight at this point and 32R was visible, but not 32L. At approximately 2.5 DME out I contacted the tower. I was given traffic departing, '1L, an small transport, caution wake turbulence.' I was using the VASI on 32R for G/south reference because of the long straight in. I still had not picked out the displaced threshold for 32L. I knew it (32L) begins north of 1L. My attention was being diverted by the small transport on 1L and another aircraft on landing 32R. In my distraction I lined up on taxiway bravo, even though I could see 'taxi' on the portion south of charlie. I continued my approach to bravo thinking, 'where are the threshold markers?' I know it's just beyond 1L. At the same moment the tower called, 'xx, go around.' I saw the 32L marker and had started a go around. I returned and landed on 32R.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT LINED UP WITH AND NEARLY LANDED ON PARALLEL TXWY. GO AROUND INITIATED WITH NORMAL RETURN TO LAND.
Narrative: I CONTACTED THE TWR 9 DME SE AND WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS FOR, 'STRAIGHT IN RWY 32L,, RPT 2 MI FINAL.' I HAD THE ARPT IN SIGHT AT THIS POINT AND 32R WAS VISIBLE, BUT NOT 32L. AT APPROX 2.5 DME OUT I CONTACTED THE TWR. I WAS GIVEN TFC DEPARTING, '1L, AN SMT, CAUTION WAKE TURB.' I WAS USING THE VASI ON 32R FOR G/S REF BECAUSE OF THE LONG STRAIGHT IN. I STILL HAD NOT PICKED OUT THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD FOR 32L. I KNEW IT (32L) BEGINS N OF 1L. MY ATTN WAS BEING DIVERTED BY THE SMT ON 1L AND ANOTHER ACFT ON LNDG 32R. IN MY DISTR I LINED UP ON TXWY BRAVO, EVEN THOUGH I COULD SEE 'TAXI' ON THE PORTION S OF CHARLIE. I CONTINUED MY APCH TO BRAVO THINKING, 'WHERE ARE THE THRESHOLD MARKERS?' I KNOW IT'S JUST BEYOND 1L. AT THE SAME MOMENT THE TWR CALLED, 'XX, GO AROUND.' I SAW THE 32L MARKER AND HAD STARTED A GAR. I RETURNED AND LANDED ON 32R.
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.