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Cessna 414A ambiguity narrative: during my approach into XXX, flying an air-ambulance 'lifeguard' with a patient on board, I was given instructions for a 'right base entry to runway 17.' there was another aircraft on long final and so I kept my speed up and headed 'for the numbers' to make a short approach and a long landing. There was a commuter BE1900 holding short of the runway 17 at taxiway C1. I heard him tell the tower (on the radio) that my aircraft had flown too close to him. After landing I had a message to telephone the tower. I did and controller I spoke to said that the pilot had complained and had requested my 'north' number, which they gave him. I asked if I had violated any rule and he said none that he knew of. I said I would use more caution in future during landing phase. I do feel that an aircraft awaiting takeoff is in a 'vulnerable' situation, being unable to maneuver and etc. So, in future I plan to turn my final further out and fly more 'standard' patterns. I do think that the knowledge of having an aircraft already behind me on final contributed to my lack of judgement in this situation. I do not believe that the other aircraft was ever in any imminent danger as I had plenty of airspeed and altitude to complete the turn and land beyond the fixed distance marker to spend as little time on the runway as possible. I saw the other aircraft and was aware that I over-flew it. As I said before, in the future I will stick with more 'standard' pattern and let the controllers worry about aircraft-in-trail separations.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMT TWIN WHILE MAKING A SHORT APCH TO LAND FLEW OVER ANOTHER ACFT HOLDING SHORT OF THE RWY CAUSING A COMPLAINT TO ATC BY THE OTHER ACFT FLC.

Narrative: CESSNA 414A AMB NARRATIVE: DURING MY APCH INTO XXX, FLYING AN AIR-AMBULANCE 'LIFEGUARD' WITH A PATIENT ON BOARD, I WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS FOR A 'R BASE ENTRY TO RWY 17.' THERE WAS ANOTHER ACFT ON LONG FINAL AND SO I KEPT MY SPD UP AND HEADED 'FOR THE NUMBERS' TO MAKE A SHORT APCH AND A LONG LNDG. THERE WAS A COMMUTER BE1900 HOLDING SHORT OF THE RWY 17 AT TXWY C1. I HEARD HIM TELL THE TWR (ON THE RADIO) THAT MY ACFT HAD FLOWN TOO CLOSE TO HIM. AFTER LNDG I HAD A MESSAGE TO TELEPHONE THE TWR. I DID AND CTLR I SPOKE TO SAID THAT THE PLT HAD COMPLAINED AND HAD REQUESTED MY 'N' NUMBER, WHICH THEY GAVE HIM. I ASKED IF I HAD VIOLATED ANY RULE AND HE SAID NONE THAT HE KNEW OF. I SAID I WOULD USE MORE CAUTION IN FUTURE DURING LNDG PHASE. I DO FEEL THAT AN ACFT AWAITING TKOF IS IN A 'VULNERABLE' SIT, BEING UNABLE TO MANEUVER AND ETC. SO, IN FUTURE I PLAN TO TURN MY FINAL FURTHER OUT AND FLY MORE 'STANDARD' PATTERNS. I DO THINK THAT THE KNOWLEDGE OF HAVING AN ACFT ALREADY BEHIND ME ON FINAL CONTRIBUTED TO MY LACK OF JUDGEMENT IN THIS SIT. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE OTHER ACFT WAS EVER IN ANY IMMINENT DANGER AS I HAD PLENTY OF AIRSPD AND ALT TO COMPLETE THE TURN AND LAND BEYOND THE FIXED DISTANCE MARKER TO SPEND AS LITTLE TIME ON THE RWY AS POSSIBLE. I SAW THE OTHER ACFT AND WAS AWARE THAT I OVER-FLEW IT. AS I SAID BEFORE, IN THE FUTURE I WILL STICK WITH MORE 'STANDARD' PATTERN AND LET THE CTLRS WORRY ABOUT ACFT-IN-TRAIL SEPARATIONS.

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.