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A king air pilot attempts to overtake and change the arrival sequence with a bonanza at a lower pattern altitude at mky, fl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 448022 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mky.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6 msl bound upper : 1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 35 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | King Air 100 A/B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 1190 |
| ASRS Report | 448022 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1042 flight time type : 750 |
| ASRS Report | 448024 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Both aircraft were on IFR flight plans to marco island (kmky). Fort myers approach told bonanza (us) that marco island was 12 O'clock and 5 mi. Approach then told king air that they were #2 for marco island following the bonanza. The bonanza announced airport in sight and canceled IFR. The king air then canceled IFR. Both pilots in the bonanza heard the king air announce 12 mi out landing marco island. The pilot not flying the bonanza announced downwind runway 35 marco island to advisory. The king air also announced downwind runway 35 marco island. At that point, the bonanza was 500 ft below and 1/4 mi closer to the field than the king air and the king air overtook the bonanza downwind midfield. Both aircraft announced turning base at approximately the same time and the king air asked accusingly, 'are you cutting in front of me?' the pilot not flying the bonanza responded, 'no, we were here first.' the pilot not flying the bonanza announced short final runway 35 marco island and the king air retorted, 'you are cutting in front of me.' as the pilot flying the bonanza landed the aircraft, the king air sputtered 'women drivers' and the bonanza exited runway 35, the pilot not flying the bonanza announced 'clear of runway 35.' the king air announced final for runway 35 and asked that a fuel truck be waiting and landed. Both aircraft maintained visual separation throughout and there was adequate spacing for both aircraft to land in sequence. The king air pilot continued his argument inside the terminal maintaining that he had the right-of-way because he was a faster airplane, notwithstanding that he admitted that he overtook the bonanza. The airport manager who stated that he was a retired air traffic controller witnessed the argument. The king air pilot stated that recently he was involved in a similar situation. Both the pilot flying and the pilot not flying the bonanza feel that the pilot of the king air was in a hurry, given that he asked for a fuel truck before landing, and had an attitude problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A KING AIR PLT ATTEMPTS TO OVERTAKE AND CHANGE THE ARR SEQUENCE WITH A BONANZA AT A LOWER PATTERN ALT AT MKY, FL.
Narrative: BOTH ACFT WERE ON IFR FLT PLANS TO MARCO ISLAND (KMKY). FORT MYERS APCH TOLD BONANZA (US) THAT MARCO ISLAND WAS 12 O'CLOCK AND 5 MI. APCH THEN TOLD KING AIR THAT THEY WERE #2 FOR MARCO ISLAND FOLLOWING THE BONANZA. THE BONANZA ANNOUNCED ARPT IN SIGHT AND CANCELED IFR. THE KING AIR THEN CANCELED IFR. BOTH PLTS IN THE BONANZA HEARD THE KING AIR ANNOUNCE 12 MI OUT LNDG MARCO ISLAND. THE PLT NOT FLYING THE BONANZA ANNOUNCED DOWNWIND RWY 35 MARCO ISLAND TO ADVISORY. THE KING AIR ALSO ANNOUNCED DOWNWIND RWY 35 MARCO ISLAND. AT THAT POINT, THE BONANZA WAS 500 FT BELOW AND 1/4 MI CLOSER TO THE FIELD THAN THE KING AIR AND THE KING AIR OVERTOOK THE BONANZA DOWNWIND MIDFIELD. BOTH ACFT ANNOUNCED TURNING BASE AT APPROX THE SAME TIME AND THE KING AIR ASKED ACCUSINGLY, 'ARE YOU CUTTING IN FRONT OF ME?' THE PLT NOT FLYING THE BONANZA RESPONDED, 'NO, WE WERE HERE FIRST.' THE PLT NOT FLYING THE BONANZA ANNOUNCED SHORT FINAL RWY 35 MARCO ISLAND AND THE KING AIR RETORTED, 'YOU ARE CUTTING IN FRONT OF ME.' AS THE PLT FLYING THE BONANZA LANDED THE ACFT, THE KING AIR SPUTTERED 'WOMEN DRIVERS' AND THE BONANZA EXITED RWY 35, THE PLT NOT FLYING THE BONANZA ANNOUNCED 'CLR OF RWY 35.' THE KING AIR ANNOUNCED FINAL FOR RWY 35 AND ASKED THAT A FUEL TRUCK BE WAITING AND LANDED. BOTH ACFT MAINTAINED VISUAL SEPARATION THROUGHOUT AND THERE WAS ADEQUATE SPACING FOR BOTH ACFT TO LAND IN SEQUENCE. THE KING AIR PLT CONTINUED HIS ARGUMENT INSIDE THE TERMINAL MAINTAINING THAT HE HAD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY BECAUSE HE WAS A FASTER AIRPLANE, NOTWITHSTANDING THAT HE ADMITTED THAT HE OVERTOOK THE BONANZA. THE ARPT MGR WHO STATED THAT HE WAS A RETIRED AIR TFC CTLR WITNESSED THE ARGUMENT. THE KING AIR PLT STATED THAT RECENTLY HE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIMILAR SIT. BOTH THE PLT FLYING AND THE PLT NOT FLYING THE BONANZA FEEL THAT THE PLT OF THE KING AIR WAS IN A HURRY, GIVEN THAT HE ASKED FOR A FUEL TRUCK BEFORE LNDG, AND HAD AN ATTITUDE PROB.
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.