Pilot of an small aircraft sel landed on an occupied runway at an uncontrolled airport.

Attributes
ACN	298718
Time
Date	199503
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pir
State Reference	SD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 1200
ASRS Report	298718
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 6000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was practicing (simulated) instrument approachs in a cherokee 140 with a safety pilot. As we were approaching the VOR inbound, a commuter airline reported a position close to ours. We spotted them first and advised that we had located them. They passed abeam of us (and also saw us) before we had reached the VOR. There was no problem as they were a safe distance away. We announced that we would follow them in. I reported VOR inbound and continued with the approach. The commuter reported on short final. I hadn't intended to land as I thought we would be too close. I wanted to land for the practice as it was gusty and crosswind. As I got closer, the commuter was well down the runway on the ground. I thought I saw them pull off the runway. Then, I decided to land. I was fairly busy with the landing as it was gusty and crosswind. I touched down uneventfully and readied for takeoff for another approach. I was surprised to see the commuter still on the runway about a mi ahead. They had taxied to the end to exit. I waited for them to exit before taking off again. I don't believe either the FSS or commuter knew I was on the runway at the same time. Advice - make sure other plane clear before landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL LANDED ON AN OCCUPIED RWY AT AN UNCTLED ARPT.

Narrative: I WAS PRACTICING (SIMULATED) INSTRUMENT APCHS IN A CHEROKEE 140 WITH A SAFETY PLT. AS WE WERE APCHING THE VOR INBOUND, A COMMUTER AIRLINE RPTED A POS CLOSE TO OURS. WE SPOTTED THEM FIRST AND ADVISED THAT WE HAD LOCATED THEM. THEY PASSED ABEAM OF US (AND ALSO SAW US) BEFORE WE HAD REACHED THE VOR. THERE WAS NO PROB AS THEY WERE A SAFE DISTANCE AWAY. WE ANNOUNCED THAT WE WOULD FOLLOW THEM IN. I RPTED VOR INBOUND AND CONTINUED WITH THE APCH. THE COMMUTER RPTED ON SHORT FINAL. I HADN'T INTENDED TO LAND AS I THOUGHT WE WOULD BE TOO CLOSE. I WANTED TO LAND FOR THE PRACTICE AS IT WAS GUSTY AND XWIND. AS I GOT CLOSER, THE COMMUTER WAS WELL DOWN THE RWY ON THE GND. I THOUGHT I SAW THEM PULL OFF THE RWY. THEN, I DECIDED TO LAND. I WAS FAIRLY BUSY WITH THE LNDG AS IT WAS GUSTY AND XWIND. I TOUCHED DOWN UNEVENTFULLY AND READIED FOR TKOF FOR ANOTHER APCH. I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THE COMMUTER STILL ON THE RWY ABOUT A MI AHEAD. THEY HAD TAXIED TO THE END TO EXIT. I WAITED FOR THEM TO EXIT BEFORE TAKING OFF AGAIN. I DON'T BELIEVE EITHER THE FSS OR COMMUTER KNEW I WAS ON THE RWY AT THE SAME TIME. ADVICE - MAKE SURE OTHER PLANE CLR BEFORE LNDG.

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.