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Pilot of light twin engine aircraft following a westwind at sjt misunderstood controller instructions to go around. When the westwind landed it was necessary for the pilot to turn around at the end of the runway and back taxi. The controller instructed the twin engine aircraft to, 'go around,' but adding to the instruction, 'right side.' the pilot landed and taxied around the right side of the westwind on the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 410941 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sjt |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | IAI1123 Westwind |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi landing other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | controller non radar : 5 controller radar : 5 flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 2120 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 410941 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Preceding aircraft (westwind) was landing runway 18. It rolled beyond active txwys to a point which 'back taxi' was necessary. He was told to back taxi on runway 18. He went to the end of runway and turned around so that he appeared to be off runway and 'waiting' to back taxi. I had been cleared to land prior to this. I saw what was happening and continued. The control tower called to tell me 'go around, right side.' I took this to mean, that since the aircraft was going to back taxi, I was to go around it on the right side after landing on the runway. This was explained to ATC subsequently. Contributing factors were the controller's nonchalant voice, with no sense of urgency, on the 'go around' command. It did not register to me that he meant abandon approach and in fact 'go around' in-flight. In my opinion, safety was not compromised due to the fact that the preceding aircraft was off the runway, at the end, at my time of landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF LIGHT TWIN ENG ACFT FOLLOWING A WESTWIND AT SJT MISUNDERSTOOD CTLR INSTRUCTIONS TO GAR. WHEN THE WESTWIND LANDED IT WAS NECESSARY FOR THE PLT TO TURN AROUND AT THE END OF THE RWY AND BACK TAXI. THE CTLR INSTRUCTED THE TWIN ENG ACFT TO, 'GAR,' BUT ADDING TO THE INSTRUCTION, 'R SIDE.' THE PLT LANDED AND TAXIED AROUND THE R SIDE OF THE WESTWIND ON THE RWY.
Narrative: PRECEDING ACFT (WESTWIND) WAS LNDG RWY 18. IT ROLLED BEYOND ACTIVE TXWYS TO A POINT WHICH 'BACK TAXI' WAS NECESSARY. HE WAS TOLD TO BACK TAXI ON RWY 18. HE WENT TO THE END OF RWY AND TURNED AROUND SO THAT HE APPEARED TO BE OFF RWY AND 'WAITING' TO BACK TAXI. I HAD BEEN CLRED TO LAND PRIOR TO THIS. I SAW WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND CONTINUED. THE CTL TWR CALLED TO TELL ME 'GAR, R SIDE.' I TOOK THIS TO MEAN, THAT SINCE THE ACFT WAS GOING TO BACK TAXI, I WAS TO GAR IT ON THE R SIDE AFTER LNDG ON THE RWY. THIS WAS EXPLAINED TO ATC SUBSEQUENTLY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE CTLR'S NONCHALANT VOICE, WITH NO SENSE OF URGENCY, ON THE 'GAR' COMMAND. IT DID NOT REGISTER TO ME THAT HE MEANT ABANDON APCH AND IN FACT 'GAR' INFLT. IN MY OPINION, SAFETY WAS NOT COMPROMISED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PRECEDING ACFT WAS OFF THE RWY, AT THE END, AT MY TIME OF LNDG.
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.