Narrative:

While participating as a pilot in an organized series of flts for handicapped passengers, the following 2 incidents occurred during one 15 min sortie: I was cleared into position to hold on the runway behind another aircraft which was already holding in position. I saw an aircraft on short final, and told the tower. The tower operator told the aircraft on final to go around, which it did. After taking off and following a course and procedure agreed to by the tower chief, I was just coming over 'cal state', a required reporting point, when I heard another aircraft report over 'cal state'. I called tower and told them I was also over 'cal state' but did not see the other aircraft; tower did not acknowledge, although another pilot later said he heard my call. A little while later tower told me to turn right 20 degrees; I did so and spotted a low wing red and white aircraft overtaking me on the right at the same altitude. I turned back to the left to parallel his course and asked tower to clarify my sequence (we were both on long final). Tower again told me to the right, so I turned behind him. I slowed and landed west/O further incident. Conclusions: tower personnel were too busy to handle the volume of traffic generated by this operation, which involved 50 aircraft, plus other aircraft utilizing the airport. The pilot of the aircraft which overtook me on final did not see my aircraft, although the WX was sunny with more than 15 mi visibility. Recommendation: FAA provide additional personnel and/or equipment when this annual event is held in 1992 to insure safety of all aircraft and personnel utilizing fullerton airport.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TWR CAUSES TWO CONFLICTS AT FUL DURING AN ANNUAL EVENT.

Narrative: WHILE PARTICIPATING AS A PLT IN AN ORGANIZED SERIES OF FLTS FOR HANDICAPPED PAXS, THE FOLLOWING 2 INCIDENTS OCCURRED DURING ONE 15 MIN SORTIE: I WAS CLRED INTO POS TO HOLD ON THE RWY BEHIND ANOTHER ACFT WHICH WAS ALREADY HOLDING IN POS. I SAW AN ACFT ON SHORT FINAL, AND TOLD THE TWR. THE TWR OPERATOR TOLD THE ACFT ON FINAL TO GO AROUND, WHICH IT DID. AFTER TAKING OFF AND FOLLOWING A COURSE AND PROC AGREED TO BY THE TWR CHIEF, I WAS JUST COMING OVER 'CAL STATE', A REQUIRED RPTING POINT, WHEN I HEARD ANOTHER ACFT RPT OVER 'CAL STATE'. I CALLED TWR AND TOLD THEM I WAS ALSO OVER 'CAL STATE' BUT DID NOT SEE THE OTHER ACFT; TWR DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE, ALTHOUGH ANOTHER PLT LATER SAID HE HEARD MY CALL. A LITTLE WHILE LATER TWR TOLD ME TO TURN R 20 DEGS; I DID SO AND SPOTTED A LOW WING RED AND WHITE ACFT OVERTAKING ME ON THE R AT THE SAME ALT. I TURNED BACK TO THE L TO PARALLEL HIS COURSE AND ASKED TWR TO CLARIFY MY SEQUENCE (WE WERE BOTH ON LONG FINAL). TWR AGAIN TOLD ME TO THE R, SO I TURNED BEHIND HIM. I SLOWED AND LANDED W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. CONCLUSIONS: TWR PERSONNEL WERE TOO BUSY TO HANDLE THE VOLUME OF TFC GENERATED BY THIS OPERATION, WHICH INVOLVED 50 ACFT, PLUS OTHER ACFT UTILIZING THE ARPT. THE PLT OF THE ACFT WHICH OVERTOOK ME ON FINAL DID NOT SEE MY ACFT, ALTHOUGH THE WX WAS SUNNY WITH MORE THAN 15 MI VISIBILITY. RECOMMENDATION: FAA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL AND/OR EQUIP WHEN THIS ANNUAL EVENT IS HELD IN 1992 TO INSURE SAFETY OF ALL ACFT AND PERSONNEL UTILIZING FULLERTON ARPT.

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.