A student pilot reports that neither he or another conflicting aircraft had been issued a landing sequence when given clearance to land. The pilots of both aircraft queried controller when they discovered that they were approaching the same runway.

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Attributes
ACN	332371
Time
Date	199603
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : apa
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6400 msl bound upper : 6400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : apa
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 50 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	332371
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While in the pattern, 2 aircraft got clrncs to land, but no order of traffic was given to either of the pilots about the other. So both aircraft flew toward runway 17R and both pilots had to call the tower to find out who had the right to the runway. So the aircraft were close and this could have caused a problem if the pilots hadn't seen each other.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A STUDENT PLT RPTS THAT NEITHER HE OR ANOTHER CONFLICTING ACFT HAD BEEN ISSUED A LNDG SEQUENCE WHEN GIVEN CLRNC TO LAND. THE PLTS OF BOTH ACFT QUERIED CTLR WHEN THEY DISCOVERED THAT THEY WERE APCHING THE SAME RWY.

Narrative: WHILE IN THE PATTERN, 2 ACFT GOT CLRNCS TO LAND, BUT NO ORDER OF TFC WAS GIVEN TO EITHER OF THE PLTS ABOUT THE OTHER. SO BOTH ACFT FLEW TOWARD RWY 17R AND BOTH PLTS HAD TO CALL THE TWR TO FIND OUT WHO HAD THE RIGHT TO THE RWY. SO THE ACFT WERE CLOSE AND THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A PROB IF THE PLTS HADN'T SEEN EACH OTHER.

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.