Narrative:

I was told to take off on runway 26L at sus airport. I was told to follow an aircraft that was airborne and about 1 mi away. I didn't see aircraft at anytime. I was supposed to be #4 in back of this aircraft. I was directed to follow aircraft downwind to runway 26R. I continued downwind past approach end of runway 26R. Controller told me to continue east and give way to aircraft in front which I never did see. I was told traffic was in front and right then in front and left. I never saw any traffic and turned to the right, basically to give way to aircraft that I never saw. I saw no other aircraft or any traffic and turned final to runway 26R. At that time, I was given permission to land, but not to continue touch-and-go. I exited runway in confusion, waited for taxi instruction, but in a state of confusion. I taxied onto the ramp and got clear communication to taxi back to my home base. I acted in no way of defiance to controller's instructions. There was a lot of traffic doing touch-and-goes and acted only to operate as safely as I possibly could in the confusion. I make no excuses, but I think the controller at this airport should prevent too much traffic to be operating at anytime.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 PLT BECOMES CONFUSED IN TFC PATTERN, APPARENTLY CUTS OFF TFC HE WAS TO FOLLOW, AND LANDS.

Narrative: I WAS TOLD TO TAKE OFF ON RWY 26L AT SUS ARPT. I WAS TOLD TO FOLLOW AN ACFT THAT WAS AIRBORNE AND ABOUT 1 MI AWAY. I DIDN'T SEE ACFT AT ANYTIME. I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE #4 IN BACK OF THIS ACFT. I WAS DIRECTED TO FOLLOW ACFT DOWNWIND TO RWY 26R. I CONTINUED DOWNWIND PAST APCH END OF RWY 26R. CTLR TOLD ME TO CONTINUE E AND GIVE WAY TO ACFT IN FRONT WHICH I NEVER DID SEE. I WAS TOLD TFC WAS IN FRONT AND RIGHT THEN IN FRONT AND L. I NEVER SAW ANY TFC AND TURNED TO THE R, BASICALLY TO GIVE WAY TO ACFT THAT I NEVER SAW. I SAW NO OTHER ACFT OR ANY TFC AND TURNED FINAL TO RWY 26R. AT THAT TIME, I WAS GIVEN PERMISSION TO LAND, BUT NOT TO CONTINUE TOUCH-AND-GO. I EXITED RWY IN CONFUSION, WAITED FOR TAXI INSTRUCTION, BUT IN A STATE OF CONFUSION. I TAXIED ONTO THE RAMP AND GOT CLR COM TO TAXI BACK TO MY HOME BASE. I ACTED IN NO WAY OF DEFIANCE TO CTLR'S INSTRUCTIONS. THERE WAS A LOT OF TFC DOING TOUCH-AND-GOES AND ACTED ONLY TO OPERATE AS SAFELY AS I POSSIBLY COULD IN THE CONFUSION. I MAKE NO EXCUSES, BUT I THINK THE CTLR AT THIS ARPT SHOULD PREVENT TOO MUCH TFC TO BE OPERATING AT ANYTIME.

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.