A P28T pilot and instructor, during a currency ride, made a non-standard approach to landing at syr.

Attributes
ACN	542890
Time
Date	200203
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : syr.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 421 msl bound upper : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : syr.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : syr.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	542890
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Miss Distance	vertical : 500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On mar/fri/02, my regular instructor was sick, so I got a different instructor and decided we would do a hold and some approachs to remain current. We were flying a piper arrow. After a couple of holds and instrument approachs we decided to do some pattern work at syr hancock airport. On the second time around, we were cleared to land behind the B737. When on downwind we lost radios. Before turning onto base we talked about wake turbulence. I mentioned that we should extend the downwind to avoid it. (While on downwind we noted, also, that the B737 had landed on runway 28 at about taxiway J.) after I said to extend the downwind he said no! Took control of the aircraft, turned base, and made a turn towards taxiway J on runway 28. We were at 1150 ft MSL on our short base and at 800 ft MSL when we got over the runway. Then landed on runway 28. What we had done is flown over an airliner holding short on a taxiway at the end of runway 28. The confusion was who was the PIC, the loss of radios, and proper technique for wake turbulence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A P28T PLT AND INSTRUCTOR, DURING A CURRENCY RIDE, MADE A NON-STANDARD APCH TO LNDG AT SYR.

Narrative: ON MAR/FRI/02, MY REGULAR INSTRUCTOR WAS SICK, SO I GOT A DIFFERENT INSTRUCTOR AND DECIDED WE WOULD DO A HOLD AND SOME APCHS TO REMAIN CURRENT. WE WERE FLYING A PIPER ARROW. AFTER A COUPLE OF HOLDS AND INST APCHS WE DECIDED TO DO SOME PATTERN WORK AT SYR HANCOCK ARPT. ON THE SECOND TIME AROUND, WE WERE CLRED TO LAND BEHIND THE B737. WHEN ON DOWNWIND WE LOST RADIOS. BEFORE TURNING ONTO BASE WE TALKED ABOUT WAKE TURB. I MENTIONED THAT WE SHOULD EXTEND THE DOWNWIND TO AVOID IT. (WHILE ON DOWNWIND WE NOTED, ALSO, THAT THE B737 HAD LANDED ON RWY 28 AT ABOUT TXWY J.) AFTER I SAID TO EXTEND THE DOWNWIND HE SAID NO! TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT, TURNED BASE, AND MADE A TURN TOWARDS TXWY J ON RWY 28. WE WERE AT 1150 FT MSL ON OUR SHORT BASE AND AT 800 FT MSL WHEN WE GOT OVER THE RWY. THEN LANDED ON RWY 28. WHAT WE HAD DONE IS FLOWN OVER AN AIRLINER HOLDING SHORT ON A TXWY AT THE END OF RWY 28. THE CONFUSION WAS WHO WAS THE PIC, THE LOSS OF RADIOS, AND PROPER TECHNIQUE FOR WAKE TURB.

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.