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A private pilot who was cleared by the tower controller to practice touch-and-goes conflicted with jetstream traffic approaching the same runway. He mistakenly thought that all other traffic was cleared for the parallel runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 332338 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fat |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fat |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 1 flight time total : 328 flight time type : 236 |
| ASRS Report | 332338 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 500 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Fresno tower cleared me to do touch-and-goes on runway 29L. I was on final below the other aircraft that approached from behind and above. Tower told me to follow the jetstream. I understood to stay clear of turbulence from large aircraft landing to my right on runway 29R. I understood all other aircraft were landing runway 29R. The situation was a miscom of instructions. It would help to read back instructions if time permits.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PVT PLT WHO WAS CLRED BY THE TWR CTLR TO PRACTICE TOUCH-AND-GOES CONFLICTED WITH JETSTREAM TFC APCHING THE SAME RWY. HE MISTAKENLY THOUGHT THAT ALL OTHER TFC WAS CLRED FOR THE PARALLEL RWY.
Narrative: FRESNO TWR CLRED ME TO DO TOUCH-AND-GOES ON RWY 29L. I WAS ON FINAL BELOW THE OTHER ACFT THAT APCHED FROM BEHIND AND ABOVE. TWR TOLD ME TO FOLLOW THE JETSTREAM. I UNDERSTOOD TO STAY CLR OF TURB FROM LARGE ACFT LNDG TO MY R ON RWY 29R. I UNDERSTOOD ALL OTHER ACFT WERE LNDG RWY 29R. THE SIT WAS A MISCOM OF INSTRUCTIONS. IT WOULD HELP TO READ BACK INSTRUCTIONS IF TIME PERMITS.
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.