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Private pilot in small aircraft was shooting touch-and-goes, using runways 35L and 35R. Report implies runway 35R was the one used. Reporter understood runway 35L for next operation, heard aircraft cleared into position, but in a state of panic, landed over aircraft in position. Text and its structure implies a language problem. No mention of tower controller intervention.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 368613 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199705 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cos |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cos |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 34 flight time total : 66 flight time type : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 368613 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 700 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
I was doing touch-and-goes at runway 35L and runway 35R and so far, everything is fine -- except for the turbulence that I'm encountering to get my positive control of the aircraft at my pattern, especially while I'm turning. Because the uncomfortable flight distracts me (but not major distraction) and that caught my attention. But still everything is working out normal as I communicate with the ATC. As I observed this morning I consider it's a busy day, and I tell to myself that I hope I'm doing fine. Even though I can't speak fluent in english and twisted tongue is considerably present. But suddenly as the ATC clears me for touch-and- goes at runway 35L! I respond to the ATC that I am clear to touch-and-go at runway 35L and other instruction while I'm in the pattern dealing with my positive control of the aircraft and concentration with my lndgs. Then the confusion came out. As I heard, if I'm correct, that the ATC told the aircraft to taxi into position on hold, aircraft on final, but I was cleared at runway 35L. So I assumed that the aircraft will wait for me till I land or go around. The position of the aircraft, is at the first 1000 ft of the runway of runway 35L, and so my expression went out, it's like a panic or blacked out that I could not even explain it. So I decided to fly over the airplane that is on position on hold at 700 ft above the airplane and land at the last 3000 ft on the runway. But then I finally realized that is a negative decision that I made. And this is my first time that it happened to me on my training. Deep inside of me I'm very sorry for what happened, and this day I learned my lesson with experience. Generally, of this event, I didn't do it on purpose. Thank you.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT IN SMA WAS SHOOTING TOUCH-AND-GOES, USING RWYS 35L AND 35R. RPT IMPLIES RWY 35R WAS THE ONE USED. RPTR UNDERSTOOD RWY 35L FOR NEXT OP, HEARD ACFT CLRED INTO POS, BUT IN A STATE OF PANIC, LANDED OVER ACFT IN POS. TEXT AND ITS STRUCTURE IMPLIES A LANGUAGE PROB. NO MENTION OF TWR CTLR INTERVENTION.
Narrative: I WAS DOING TOUCH-AND-GOES AT RWY 35L AND RWY 35R AND SO FAR, EVERYTHING IS FINE -- EXCEPT FOR THE TURB THAT I'M ENCOUNTERING TO GET MY POSITIVE CTL OF THE ACFT AT MY PATTERN, ESPECIALLY WHILE I'M TURNING. BECAUSE THE UNCOMFORTABLE FLT DISTRACTS ME (BUT NOT MAJOR DISTR) AND THAT CAUGHT MY ATTN. BUT STILL EVERYTHING IS WORKING OUT NORMAL AS I COMMUNICATE WITH THE ATC. AS I OBSERVED THIS MORNING I CONSIDER IT'S A BUSY DAY, AND I TELL TO MYSELF THAT I HOPE I'M DOING FINE. EVEN THOUGH I CAN'T SPEAK FLUENT IN ENGLISH AND TWISTED TONGUE IS CONSIDERABLY PRESENT. BUT SUDDENLY AS THE ATC CLRS ME FOR TOUCH-AND- GOES AT RWY 35L! I RESPOND TO THE ATC THAT I AM CLR TO TOUCH-AND-GO AT RWY 35L AND OTHER INSTRUCTION WHILE I'M IN THE PATTERN DEALING WITH MY POSITIVE CTL OF THE ACFT AND CONCENTRATION WITH MY LNDGS. THEN THE CONFUSION CAME OUT. AS I HEARD, IF I'M CORRECT, THAT THE ATC TOLD THE ACFT TO TAXI INTO POS ON HOLD, ACFT ON FINAL, BUT I WAS CLRED AT RWY 35L. SO I ASSUMED THAT THE ACFT WILL WAIT FOR ME TILL I LAND OR GAR. THE POS OF THE ACFT, IS AT THE FIRST 1000 FT OF THE RWY OF RWY 35L, AND SO MY EXPRESSION WENT OUT, IT'S LIKE A PANIC OR BLACKED OUT THAT I COULD NOT EVEN EXPLAIN IT. SO I DECIDED TO FLY OVER THE AIRPLANE THAT IS ON POS ON HOLD AT 700 FT ABOVE THE AIRPLANE AND LAND AT THE LAST 3000 FT ON THE RWY. BUT THEN I FINALLY REALIZED THAT IS A NEGATIVE DECISION THAT I MADE. AND THIS IS MY FIRST TIME THAT IT HAPPENED TO ME ON MY TRAINING. DEEP INSIDE OF ME I'M VERY SORRY FOR WHAT HAPPENED, AND THIS DAY I LEARNED MY LESSON WITH EXPERIENCE. GENERALLY, OF THIS EVENT, I DIDN'T DO IT ON PURPOSE. THANK YOU.
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.