Private pilot of small aircraft lands on a runway still occupied by preceding traffic.

Attributes
ACN	435929
Time
Date	199904
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : n99.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : hold short
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 260 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	435929
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

There were 4 or 5 aircraft in the pattern that afternoon, and I was in a warrior practicing short/soft field techniques. The last 1/3 of runway 27 has no taxiway and pilots sometimes land and hold at the turnaround at the end of runway 27 for landing traffic. Today was no exception. I was landing behind a C152, so I extended my downwind leg and set up for a short field landing. I kept the C152 in sight until I saw him roll past the last taxiway, 2000 ft down the runway. Then I got busy with my landing, expecting the C152 to hold at the end, although they had not announced their intentions. I called my position at each turn in the pattern, and again on short final. I did a short field landing and stopped about 500 ft before the taxiway, about 1000 ft behind the C152. Then I noticed the C152 turning around to back-taxi, and then they stopped when they saw me sitting there. The instructor asked on the radio 'what are you doing?' a few times with no other identify, then announced he was taxiing clear of the runway, and did so. After he was clear, I followed him off the runway at a safe distance. Contributing factors: 1) once I saw the C152 roll past the last taxiway, I assumed he would hold at the end instead of immediately starting to a back-taxi. 2) there was some bumpiness on short final, as it was a breezy day, and this distraction me from keeping an eye on him. 3) there was a lot of radio traffic, and the instructor and student may not have noticed landing traffic behind them. If they had, they might have held at the end. 4) since I was already set up for a short field landing, I executed it as I had planned, stopping about 1000 ft behind the C152. However, if I'd had brake problems or a change in the wind, there could have been more serious problems. Corrective actions: 1) I could have done a go around. 2) the C152 could have held at the other end turnaround. Between these 2 alternatives, I think holding at the end would involve less overall risk.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF SMA LANDS ON A RWY STILL OCCUPIED BY PRECEDING TFC.

Narrative: THERE WERE 4 OR 5 ACFT IN THE PATTERN THAT AFTERNOON, AND I WAS IN A WARRIOR PRACTICING SHORT/SOFT FIELD TECHNIQUES. THE LAST 1/3 OF RWY 27 HAS NO TXWY AND PLTS SOMETIMES LAND AND HOLD AT THE TURNAROUND AT THE END OF RWY 27 FOR LNDG TFC. TODAY WAS NO EXCEPTION. I WAS LNDG BEHIND A C152, SO I EXTENDED MY DOWNWIND LEG AND SET UP FOR A SHORT FIELD LNDG. I KEPT THE C152 IN SIGHT UNTIL I SAW HIM ROLL PAST THE LAST TXWY, 2000 FT DOWN THE RWY. THEN I GOT BUSY WITH MY LNDG, EXPECTING THE C152 TO HOLD AT THE END, ALTHOUGH THEY HAD NOT ANNOUNCED THEIR INTENTIONS. I CALLED MY POS AT EACH TURN IN THE PATTERN, AND AGAIN ON SHORT FINAL. I DID A SHORT FIELD LNDG AND STOPPED ABOUT 500 FT BEFORE THE TXWY, ABOUT 1000 FT BEHIND THE C152. THEN I NOTICED THE C152 TURNING AROUND TO BACK-TAXI, AND THEN THEY STOPPED WHEN THEY SAW ME SITTING THERE. THE INSTRUCTOR ASKED ON THE RADIO 'WHAT ARE YOU DOING?' A FEW TIMES WITH NO OTHER IDENT, THEN ANNOUNCED HE WAS TAXIING CLR OF THE RWY, AND DID SO. AFTER HE WAS CLR, I FOLLOWED HIM OFF THE RWY AT A SAFE DISTANCE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) ONCE I SAW THE C152 ROLL PAST THE LAST TXWY, I ASSUMED HE WOULD HOLD AT THE END INSTEAD OF IMMEDIATELY STARTING TO A BACK-TAXI. 2) THERE WAS SOME BUMPINESS ON SHORT FINAL, AS IT WAS A BREEZY DAY, AND THIS DISTR ME FROM KEEPING AN EYE ON HIM. 3) THERE WAS A LOT OF RADIO TFC, AND THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT MAY NOT HAVE NOTICED LNDG TFC BEHIND THEM. IF THEY HAD, THEY MIGHT HAVE HELD AT THE END. 4) SINCE I WAS ALREADY SET UP FOR A SHORT FIELD LNDG, I EXECUTED IT AS I HAD PLANNED, STOPPING ABOUT 1000 FT BEHIND THE C152. HOWEVER, IF I'D HAD BRAKE PROBS OR A CHANGE IN THE WIND, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SERIOUS PROBS. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: 1) I COULD HAVE DONE A GAR. 2) THE C152 COULD HAVE HELD AT THE OTHER END TURNAROUND. BTWN THESE 2 ALTERNATIVES, I THINK HOLDING AT THE END WOULD INVOLVE LESS OVERALL RISK.

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.