Atx small transport landed on occupied runway.

Attributes
ACN	151907
Time
Date	199007
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ili
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	descent other landing other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 350 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	151907
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 40 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I am submitting this report because I landed on the active runway at ili before the aircraft ahead of me was clear of the runway. I was coming into iliamna VFR from the north when I received traffic advisories. I was #2 or 3 for runway 17, so I proceeded inbound. I had my traffic, an small aircraft about 3 mi out, and proceeded to follow him. The first 600-800' of runway 17 were closed, and I could see there were 2 trucks on the closed part of the runway. The small aircraft looked like it was lined up to land on the closed part, so the trucks got out of the way. The small aircraft proceeded to carry it in on the open part. I had been slowing the aircraft to land with gear and flaps down. I watched him land, then decided to land after him. Well clear of the small aircraft, instead of going around. I knew that if I lost an engine on the go around, I may not make it, which is why I decided to land. The runway is gravel, 4800' long and 150' wide. With the first 600-800' of runway 17 closed, there was still 4000' left. Because the small aircraft was landing on the very end of runway 17, at a landing speed of maybe 80 mph, I felt it would not take the aircraft long to stop. I was going 115 mph--35 mph faster--and coming over top and to the right of him after he had already touched down, so there would be plenty of runway left in which to land safely. That remained true, and there was no accident or incident. I may have been wrong for landing, but am convinced that if I had lost an engine on the go around and crashed off to the side of the runway, the authorities would have asked why I didn't land straight ahead with 4000' of runway left. In conclusion, I would like to suggest that private pilots or individuals should investigate the airports and local traffic patterns which they don't normally frequent, especially during times such as the busy summer months when the ili area is infested with salmon fishermen, before thoughtlessly flying into territory they are mostly unfamiliar with.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX SMT LANDED ON OCCUPIED RWY.

Narrative: I AM SUBMITTING THIS RPT BECAUSE I LANDED ON THE ACTIVE RWY AT ILI BEFORE THE ACFT AHEAD OF ME WAS CLR OF THE RWY. I WAS COMING INTO ILIAMNA VFR FROM THE N WHEN I RECEIVED TFC ADVISORIES. I WAS #2 OR 3 FOR RWY 17, SO I PROCEEDED INBND. I HAD MY TFC, AN SMA ABOUT 3 MI OUT, AND PROCEEDED TO FOLLOW HIM. THE FIRST 600-800' OF RWY 17 WERE CLOSED, AND I COULD SEE THERE WERE 2 TRUCKS ON THE CLOSED PART OF THE RWY. THE SMA LOOKED LIKE IT WAS LINED UP TO LAND ON THE CLOSED PART, SO THE TRUCKS GOT OUT OF THE WAY. THE SMA PROCEEDED TO CARRY IT IN ON THE OPEN PART. I HAD BEEN SLOWING THE ACFT TO LAND WITH GEAR AND FLAPS DOWN. I WATCHED HIM LAND, THEN DECIDED TO LAND AFTER HIM. WELL CLR OF THE SMA, INSTEAD OF GOING AROUND. I KNEW THAT IF I LOST AN ENG ON THE GAR, I MAY NOT MAKE IT, WHICH IS WHY I DECIDED TO LAND. THE RWY IS GRAVEL, 4800' LONG AND 150' WIDE. WITH THE FIRST 600-800' OF RWY 17 CLOSED, THERE WAS STILL 4000' LEFT. BECAUSE THE SMA WAS LNDG ON THE VERY END OF RWY 17, AT A LNDG SPD OF MAYBE 80 MPH, I FELT IT WOULD NOT TAKE THE ACFT LONG TO STOP. I WAS GOING 115 MPH--35 MPH FASTER--AND COMING OVER TOP AND TO THE RIGHT OF HIM AFTER HE HAD ALREADY TOUCHED DOWN, SO THERE WOULD BE PLENTY OF RWY LEFT IN WHICH TO LAND SAFELY. THAT REMAINED TRUE, AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT. I MAY HAVE BEEN WRONG FOR LNDG, BUT AM CONVINCED THAT IF I HAD LOST AN ENG ON THE GAR AND CRASHED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RWY, THE AUTHORITIES WOULD HAVE ASKED WHY I DIDN'T LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD WITH 4000' OF RWY LEFT. IN CONCLUSION, I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT PVT PLTS OR INDIVIDUALS SHOULD INVESTIGATE THE ARPTS AND LCL TFC PATTERNS WHICH THEY DON'T NORMALLY FREQUENT, ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES SUCH AS THE BUSY SUMMER MONTHS WHEN THE ILI AREA IS INFESTED WITH SALMON FISHERMEN, BEFORE THOUGHTLESSLY FLYING INTO TERRITORY THEY ARE MOSTLY UNFAMILIAR WITH.

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.