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Close proximity GA-small aircraft GA-small aircraft one on right base and the other on left base leg to same runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 136601 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199002 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rdg |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 2300 agl bound upper : 2300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : rdg |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time total : 852 |
| ASRS Report | 136601 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On left downwind for 31 was asked to extend downwind as there was another aircraft on a right base to runway 31. Extended downwind. Turned left base. Was cleared to land. #2 following aircraft on right base. Saw other aircraft about time I was starting my turn to final. Was at same exact altitude 3000' +/- to left front. I considered this too close for safe landing since my small aircraft is generally faster than other small planes. Advised controller I was aborting and going around for another try. Gyro compass was one item I was checking as original one went bad and was replaced within past year. Replacement did not work right and it was replaced within previous month. Apparently this one also was off as controller claimed I disregarded his instructions. He also had an aircraft on practice ILS approach to runway 36 whom, he claimed, he had to abort because of my aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CLOSE PROX GA-SMA GA-SMA ONE ON RIGHT BASE AND THE OTHER ON LEFT BASE LEG TO SAME RWY.
Narrative: ON L DOWNWIND FOR 31 WAS ASKED TO EXTEND DOWNWIND AS THERE WAS ANOTHER ACFT ON A R BASE TO RWY 31. EXTENDED DOWNWIND. TURNED L BASE. WAS CLRED TO LAND. #2 FOLLOWING ACFT ON R BASE. SAW OTHER ACFT ABOUT TIME I WAS STARTING MY TURN TO FINAL. WAS AT SAME EXACT ALT 3000' +/- TO L FRONT. I CONSIDERED THIS TOO CLOSE FOR SAFE LNDG SINCE MY SMA IS GENERALLY FASTER THAN OTHER SMALL PLANES. ADVISED CTLR I WAS ABORTING AND GOING AROUND FOR ANOTHER TRY. GYRO COMPASS WAS ONE ITEM I WAS CHKING AS ORIGINAL ONE WENT BAD AND WAS REPLACED WITHIN PAST YEAR. REPLACEMENT DID NOT WORK RIGHT AND IT WAS REPLACED WITHIN PREVIOUS MONTH. APPARENTLY THIS ONE ALSO WAS OFF AS CTLR CLAIMED I DISREGARDED HIS INSTRUCTIONS. HE ALSO HAD AN ACFT ON PRACTICE ILS APCH TO RWY 36 WHOM, HE CLAIMED, HE HAD TO ABORT BECAUSE OF MY ACFT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.