Traffic pattern deviation. Military pilot filed near midair collision complaint.

Attributes
ACN	309788
Time
Date	199506
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : wdg
State Reference	OK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : wdg
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 160 flight time type : 155
ASRS Report	309788
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was approaching wdg and announced my intentions to land when I was 19 mi south of the airport. I announced again at 9 mi south and was told to turn left base for runway 17. I was told to announce again and I was told to use runway 30. I thought the controller said runway 35. I tried to reach the tower 3 times to inform I was entering and landing on runway 35. Tower was not reading my radio message. An aircraft (military) was also entering on runway 35 and I was told to use runway 17 instead. The military pilot called me to state he was filing a military complaint for a close call (near miss) not an FAA complaint. I may have heard the tower incorrectly (runway 30 not runway 35), however, I tried to reach the tower 3 times to clarify.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TFC PATTERN DEV. MIL PLT FILED NMAC COMPLAINT.

Narrative: I WAS APCHING WDG AND ANNOUNCED MY INTENTIONS TO LAND WHEN I WAS 19 MI S OF THE ARPT. I ANNOUNCED AGAIN AT 9 MI S AND WAS TOLD TO TURN L BASE FOR RWY 17. I WAS TOLD TO ANNOUNCE AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD TO USE RWY 30. I THOUGHT THE CTLR SAID RWY 35. I TRIED TO REACH THE TWR 3 TIMES TO INFORM I WAS ENTERING AND LNDG ON RWY 35. TWR WAS NOT READING MY RADIO MESSAGE. AN ACFT (MIL) WAS ALSO ENTERING ON RWY 35 AND I WAS TOLD TO USE RWY 17 INSTEAD. THE MIL PLT CALLED ME TO STATE HE WAS FILING A MIL COMPLAINT FOR A CLOSE CALL (NEAR MISS) NOT AN FAA COMPLAINT. I MAY HAVE HEARD THE TWR INCORRECTLY (RWY 30 NOT RWY 35), HOWEVER, I TRIED TO REACH THE TWR 3 TIMES TO CLARIFY.

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.