Pilot in PA28 inbound to sjc elected to go under traffic on final and landed on runway 29 after being cleared to land twice on runway 30R.

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Attributes
ACN	448469
Time
Date	199909
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sjc.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : sjc.tower
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 1550 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	448469
Person 2
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departing from rhv to sjc, I was cleared to land on runway 30R, but I requested runway 29. But they gave me runway 30R again and I was too close to turn onto final for runway 30R. So I descended below the aircraft on final which I had in sight and then landed on runway 29. Factors: unfamiliar airport. I would have liked to cross over the airport to enter the pattern for runway 29, however, maybe the ceiling was too low for the tower to give that instruction. (English is second language.)

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT IN PA28 INBOUND TO SJC ELECTED TO GO UNDER TFC ON FINAL AND LANDED ON RWY 29 AFTER BEING CLRED TO LAND TWICE ON RWY 30R.

Narrative: DEPARTING FROM RHV TO SJC, I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 30R, BUT I REQUESTED RWY 29. BUT THEY GAVE ME RWY 30R AGAIN AND I WAS TOO CLOSE TO TURN ONTO FINAL FOR RWY 30R. SO I DSNDED BELOW THE ACFT ON FINAL WHICH I HAD IN SIGHT AND THEN LANDED ON RWY 29. FACTORS: UNFAMILIAR ARPT. I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO CROSS OVER THE ARPT TO ENTER THE PATTERN FOR RWY 29, HOWEVER, MAYBE THE CEILING WAS TOO LOW FOR THE TWR TO GIVE THAT INSTRUCTION. (ENGLISH IS SECOND LANGUAGE.)

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.