Narrative:

Tower cleared us to land runway 21L. I confirmed 'clear to land runway 22L.' tower corrected me 'runway 21L.' I responded 'clear to land runway 21L.' heard tower asking someone to 'go around,' but didn't hear my call sign, so didn't think much about it. My right seat safety pilot commented about someone on runway moving, but didn't appear to be moving fast enough to take off. As we got closer, I decided to go around as aircraft on runway was not exiting. As I raised the nose of my aircraft, I saw the aircraft on the runway taxi off and clear of runway, so I stopped the go around attempt and landed. After exiting active runway, ground asked me to call tower. I complied and tower informed me that I had been called 3 times to 'go around.' I asked my safety pilot if he had heard go around commands and he said no. I had remembered commands but did not hear my aircraft call sign in reference to the commands. Phone conversation with tower was polite and professional. I told tower that while I did not hear my aircraft call sign, I apologized for any confusion caused and that I would make a special effort to listen carefully henceforth. They thanked me for calling. What I think happened: tower confused my call sign with another and was asking a different aircraft to go around, or, due to high level or radio activity, tower was blocked by other radio calls. Neither my safety pilot nor myself recall any command for us to go around. I started a go around when it looked as though the aircraft would not exit the runway in time for me to land, but as I did, the aircraft exited and I landed. Comment: if this situation were to arise again, I would initiate the go around, inform the tower that I was 'going around' and complete the action. While what I did was safe, what I would do in the future would be to be extra safe!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CESSNA PLT FAILED TO HEAR THE TWR'S GAR INSTRUCTIONS ON FINAL AT PRC.

Narrative: TWR CLRED US TO LAND RWY 21L. I CONFIRMED 'CLR TO LAND RWY 22L.' TWR CORRECTED ME 'RWY 21L.' I RESPONDED 'CLR TO LAND RWY 21L.' HEARD TWR ASKING SOMEONE TO 'GO AROUND,' BUT DIDN'T HEAR MY CALL SIGN, SO DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT IT. MY R SEAT SAFETY PLT COMMENTED ABOUT SOMEONE ON RWY MOVING, BUT DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE MOVING FAST ENOUGH TO TAKE OFF. AS WE GOT CLOSER, I DECIDED TO GO AROUND AS ACFT ON RWY WAS NOT EXITING. AS I RAISED THE NOSE OF MY ACFT, I SAW THE ACFT ON THE RWY TAXI OFF AND CLR OF RWY, SO I STOPPED THE GAR ATTEMPT AND LANDED. AFTER EXITING ACTIVE RWY, GND ASKED ME TO CALL TWR. I COMPLIED AND TWR INFORMED ME THAT I HAD BEEN CALLED 3 TIMES TO 'GO AROUND.' I ASKED MY SAFETY PLT IF HE HAD HEARD GAR COMMANDS AND HE SAID NO. I HAD REMEMBERED COMMANDS BUT DID NOT HEAR MY ACFT CALL SIGN IN REF TO THE COMMANDS. PHONE CONVERSATION WITH TWR WAS POLITE AND PROFESSIONAL. I TOLD TWR THAT WHILE I DID NOT HEAR MY ACFT CALL SIGN, I APOLOGIZED FOR ANY CONFUSION CAUSED AND THAT I WOULD MAKE A SPECIAL EFFORT TO LISTEN CAREFULLY HENCEFORTH. THEY THANKED ME FOR CALLING. WHAT I THINK HAPPENED: TWR CONFUSED MY CALL SIGN WITH ANOTHER AND WAS ASKING A DIFFERENT ACFT TO GO AROUND, OR, DUE TO HIGH LEVEL OR RADIO ACTIVITY, TWR WAS BLOCKED BY OTHER RADIO CALLS. NEITHER MY SAFETY PLT NOR MYSELF RECALL ANY COMMAND FOR US TO GO AROUND. I STARTED A GAR WHEN IT LOOKED AS THOUGH THE ACFT WOULD NOT EXIT THE RWY IN TIME FOR ME TO LAND, BUT AS I DID, THE ACFT EXITED AND I LANDED. COMMENT: IF THIS SIT WERE TO ARISE AGAIN, I WOULD INITIATE THE GAR, INFORM THE TWR THAT I WAS 'GOING AROUND' AND COMPLETE THE ACTION. WHILE WHAT I DID WAS SAFE, WHAT I WOULD DO IN THE FUTURE WOULD BE TO BE EXTRA SAFE!

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.