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As BE58 pilot transitions from approach control to tower, tower turns C310 in front of BE58 and clears C310 to land. BE58 pilot transitioned from ILS to vap, but visibility diminishes due to rain showers. Landing C310 told to expedite and BE58 told to land on numbers. Both aircraft on runway, when BE58 passes C310 on left side of runway. BE58 pilot states he could not go around because he could not see C310 until landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 408969 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ads |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Baron 58/58TC |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other landing other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 310/T310C |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1430 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 408969 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Aircraft #1 was on IFR flight plan from maf-ads on jul/tue/98. Aircraft #1 was handed off from regional approach after intercepting localizer runway 33 into ads. About 6-7 mi out, ads was called 'in sight.' however, rain showers were moving in. Ads control tower turned a C310 (#2 aircraft) in front of us about 1000-1500 ft. I started s-turns for spacing with gear and flaps down. By this time we were in the rain showers and experienced poor visibility. The C310 was cleared to land, and instructed to expedite turn off of runway. We were instructed to put it on the numbers. As we touched down and were rolling out, the C310 was still on the runway and we had to pass him on the left hand side. At no time was there 3000 ft of spacing. The only reason we were able to see the C310 was because of his bank angle and we were not yet in the rain. I felt we couldn't have made a go around from the time we saw the C310 on the runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AS BE58 PLT TRANSITIONS FROM APCH CTL TO TWR, TWR TURNS C310 IN FRONT OF BE58 AND CLRS C310 TO LAND. BE58 PLT TRANSITIONED FROM ILS TO VAP, BUT VISIBILITY DIMINISHES DUE TO RAIN SHOWERS. LNDG C310 TOLD TO EXPEDITE AND BE58 TOLD TO LAND ON NUMBERS. BOTH ACFT ON RWY, WHEN BE58 PASSES C310 ON L SIDE OF RWY. BE58 PLT STATES HE COULD NOT GAR BECAUSE HE COULD NOT SEE C310 UNTIL LNDG.
Narrative: ACFT #1 WAS ON IFR FLT PLAN FROM MAF-ADS ON JUL/TUE/98. ACFT #1 WAS HANDED OFF FROM REGIONAL APCH AFTER INTERCEPTING LOC RWY 33 INTO ADS. ABOUT 6-7 MI OUT, ADS WAS CALLED 'IN SIGHT.' HOWEVER, RAIN SHOWERS WERE MOVING IN. ADS CTL TWR TURNED A C310 (#2 ACFT) IN FRONT OF US ABOUT 1000-1500 FT. I STARTED S-TURNS FOR SPACING WITH GEAR AND FLAPS DOWN. BY THIS TIME WE WERE IN THE RAIN SHOWERS AND EXPERIENCED POOR VISIBILITY. THE C310 WAS CLRED TO LAND, AND INSTRUCTED TO EXPEDITE TURN OFF OF RWY. WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO PUT IT ON THE NUMBERS. AS WE TOUCHED DOWN AND WERE ROLLING OUT, THE C310 WAS STILL ON THE RWY AND WE HAD TO PASS HIM ON THE L HAND SIDE. AT NO TIME WAS THERE 3000 FT OF SPACING. THE ONLY REASON WE WERE ABLE TO SEE THE C310 WAS BECAUSE OF HIS BANK ANGLE AND WE WERE NOT YET IN THE RAIN. I FELT WE COULDN'T HAVE MADE A GAR FROM THE TIME WE SAW THE C310 ON THE RWY.
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.