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A C152 that had been making touch-and-goes was instructed to make a low approach instead and misinterpreted the clearance. As he started a takeoff from runway 28R the tower controller questioned his actions and advised him of traffic on final for runway 10L. The C152 cleared off the runway without any further incident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 366799 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bil |
| State Reference | MT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 23 flight time total : 106 flight time type : 64 |
| ASRS Report | 366799 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 550 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was in the pattern at logan field doing touch-and-goes at night. 1 controller was working all frequencys, and when he contacted me on a base to final, I heard cleared for only low approach touch-and-go. I proceeded as I had been, made a lower approach, touched down, cleaned up the airplane, added full power. Just as I was taking off the controller asked if I was landing. I told him that I am just now taking off. There was another aircraft now approaching to land on runway 10R (the same runway opposite direction). At this moment I started a right turn off the runway as the controller explained that he said only cleared for low approach, and that I should have expected to break it off when instructed. Neither aircraft was affected, but this was a very unsafe situation which could have led to a disaster. It was too close for comfort. In my opinion, it would have been much safer for the controller to have just asked me to enter a different pattern to follow the other aircraft landing runway 10L, or have me deviate onto runway 28L, or just make a go around once on final. Anyway, this miscom didn't turn out in disaster, but it was very unsafe.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C152 THAT HAD BEEN MAKING TOUCH-AND-GOES WAS INSTRUCTED TO MAKE A LOW APCH INSTEAD AND MISINTERPRETED THE CLRNC. AS HE STARTED A TKOF FROM RWY 28R THE TWR CTLR QUESTIONED HIS ACTIONS AND ADVISED HIM OF TFC ON FINAL FOR RWY 10L. THE C152 CLRED OFF THE RWY WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT.
Narrative: I WAS IN THE PATTERN AT LOGAN FIELD DOING TOUCH-AND-GOES AT NIGHT. 1 CTLR WAS WORKING ALL FREQS, AND WHEN HE CONTACTED ME ON A BASE TO FINAL, I HEARD CLRED FOR ONLY LOW APCH TOUCH-AND-GO. I PROCEEDED AS I HAD BEEN, MADE A LOWER APCH, TOUCHED DOWN, CLEANED UP THE AIRPLANE, ADDED FULL PWR. JUST AS I WAS TAKING OFF THE CTLR ASKED IF I WAS LNDG. I TOLD HIM THAT I AM JUST NOW TAKING OFF. THERE WAS ANOTHER ACFT NOW APCHING TO LAND ON RWY 10R (THE SAME RWY OPPOSITE DIRECTION). AT THIS MOMENT I STARTED A R TURN OFF THE RWY AS THE CTLR EXPLAINED THAT HE SAID ONLY CLRED FOR LOW APCH, AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE EXPECTED TO BREAK IT OFF WHEN INSTRUCTED. NEITHER ACFT WAS AFFECTED, BUT THIS WAS A VERY UNSAFE SIT WHICH COULD HAVE LED TO A DISASTER. IT WAS TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT. IN MY OPINION, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH SAFER FOR THE CTLR TO HAVE JUST ASKED ME TO ENTER A DIFFERENT PATTERN TO FOLLOW THE OTHER ACFT LNDG RWY 10L, OR HAVE ME DEVIATE ONTO RWY 28L, OR JUST MAKE A GAR ONCE ON FINAL. ANYWAY, THIS MISCOM DIDN'T TURN OUT IN DISASTER, BUT IT WAS VERY UNSAFE.
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.