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A GA CFI report on landing on an occupied runway when ATC failed to provide adequate separation between a previously landed aircraft and reporter's aircraft on rollout at lgb, ca.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 480098 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lgb.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lgb.tower |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi landing : roll |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 5 |
| ASRS Report | 480098 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 2000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
While on final approach to runway 25R at long beach airport I observed an aircraft having just landed begin to turn off the runway heading toward a high speed turn-off, I heard the tower controller instruct the landed aircraft to contact ground control when clear of the runway. I continued the approach estimating adequate separation. As I flared for landing my vision was partially obstructed by the setting sun and the nose high attitude of my aircraft in the landing confign. Apparently the previously landed aircraft turned away from the turn-off and continued down the runway. Therefore, as I was touching down the previously landed aircraft was still on the runway exiting at the departure end. I did not see the aircraft until I lowered the nose of my aircraft on the landing roll. In my judgement the unpredictable actions of the previously landed aircraft, the lack of go around command from the tower and my reduced vision during the landing phase resulted in the lack of separation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A GA CFI RPT ON LNDG ON AN OCCUPIED RWY WHEN ATC FAILED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SEPARATION BTWN A PREVIOUSLY LANDED ACFT AND RPTR'S ACFT ON ROLLOUT AT LGB, CA.
Narrative: WHILE ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 25R AT LONG BEACH ARPT I OBSERVED AN ACFT HAVING JUST LANDED BEGIN TO TURN OFF THE RWY HEADING TOWARD A HIGH SPD TURN-OFF, I HEARD THE TWR CTLR INSTRUCT THE LANDED ACFT TO CONTACT GND CTL WHEN CLR OF THE RWY. I CONTINUED THE APCH ESTIMATING ADEQUATE SEPARATION. AS I FLARED FOR LNDG MY VISION WAS PARTIALLY OBSTRUCTED BY THE SETTING SUN AND THE NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE OF MY ACFT IN THE LNDG CONFIGN. APPARENTLY THE PREVIOUSLY LANDED ACFT TURNED AWAY FROM THE TURN-OFF AND CONTINUED DOWN THE RWY. THEREFORE, AS I WAS TOUCHING DOWN THE PREVIOUSLY LANDED ACFT WAS STILL ON THE RWY EXITING AT THE DEP END. I DID NOT SEE THE ACFT UNTIL I LOWERED THE NOSE OF MY ACFT ON THE LNDG ROLL. IN MY JUDGEMENT THE UNPREDICTABLE ACTIONS OF THE PREVIOUSLY LANDED ACFT, THE LACK OF GAR COMMAND FROM THE TWR AND MY REDUCED VISION DURING THE LNDG PHASE RESULTED IN THE LACK OF SEPARATION.
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.