Narrative:

There were many aircraft on approach and in pattern. We reported 12 mi from north and were instructed to enter and report 1 mi base for runway 25R at livermore airport. We also requested the left runway and were told they would coordinate that but to continue in for base entry for the right. We reported 1 1/2 mi right base for the right runway. At that point we were cleared #1 for the right. The next event I remember is that we were asked if we could fly to the numbers on the left runway. I replied yes, and heard no further transmission. There were split frequencys for the runways. At that point I was too far to turn final for the right runway. I changed frequencys to the left and landed. As I turned to the numbers on the left, I noticed a cessna making a 360 degree approximately 2 mi final. I do not know if I should have landed on the right and not flown to the numbers on the left. After landing and talking to ground, no one mentioned a problem with what I did. I do not know if I cut off the cessna or the tower told them to do a 360 degree turn to allow time for me to land. The frequency was busy and I did not talk to the tower for the left runway. I spoke to a fellow pilot who was in the pattern and he said he did not hear anything unusual. This was not an incident, but felt I should report it. I was too close in to have many options. I took what I thought was the safest. Livermore does a good job with the amount of traffic they have. Sometimes the radios are so busy, it is difficult to communicate close in.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A BEECH A33 BONANZA WAS NOT SURE IF HE HAD LNDG CLRNC AFTER FOLLOWING WHAT HE HEARD AS LNDG INSTRUCTIONS, EVEN THOUGH HE NOTICED A CESSNA DO A 360 OUTSIDE OF HIS FINAL APCH. SINCE ATC DID NOT ASK HIM TO CALL THE TWR, AND OTHER FELLOW PLTS DID NOT HEAR ANY PROBS DURING HIS APCH AND LNDG, HE CONCLUDED THAT THERE MUST NOT HAVE BEEN A PROB.

Narrative: THERE WERE MANY ACFT ON APCH AND IN PATTERN. WE RPTED 12 MI FROM N AND WERE INSTRUCTED TO ENTER AND RPT 1 MI BASE FOR RWY 25R AT LIVERMORE ARPT. WE ALSO REQUESTED THE L RWY AND WERE TOLD THEY WOULD COORDINATE THAT BUT TO CONTINUE IN FOR BASE ENTRY FOR THE R. WE RPTED 1 1/2 MI R BASE FOR THE R RWY. AT THAT POINT WE WERE CLRED #1 FOR THE R. THE NEXT EVENT I REMEMBER IS THAT WE WERE ASKED IF WE COULD FLY TO THE NUMBERS ON THE L RWY. I REPLIED YES, AND HEARD NO FURTHER XMISSION. THERE WERE SPLIT FREQS FOR THE RWYS. AT THAT POINT I WAS TOO FAR TO TURN FINAL FOR THE R RWY. I CHANGED FREQS TO THE L AND LANDED. AS I TURNED TO THE NUMBERS ON THE L, I NOTICED A CESSNA MAKING A 360 DEG APPROX 2 MI FINAL. I DO NOT KNOW IF I SHOULD HAVE LANDED ON THE R AND NOT FLOWN TO THE NUMBERS ON THE L. AFTER LNDG AND TALKING TO GND, NO ONE MENTIONED A PROB WITH WHAT I DID. I DO NOT KNOW IF I CUT OFF THE CESSNA OR THE TWR TOLD THEM TO DO A 360 DEG TURN TO ALLOW TIME FOR ME TO LAND. THE FREQ WAS BUSY AND I DID NOT TALK TO THE TWR FOR THE L RWY. I SPOKE TO A FELLOW PLT WHO WAS IN THE PATTERN AND HE SAID HE DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING UNUSUAL. THIS WAS NOT AN INCIDENT, BUT FELT I SHOULD RPT IT. I WAS TOO CLOSE IN TO HAVE MANY OPTIONS. I TOOK WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE SAFEST. LIVERMORE DOES A GOOD JOB WITH THE AMOUNT OF TFC THEY HAVE. SOMETIMES THE RADIOS ARE SO BUSY, IT IS DIFFICULT TO COMMUNICATE CLOSE IN.

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.