Grumman AA5 tiger pilot, during a wings check, was given a simulated forced landing by the instructo...

Attributes
ACN	552163
Time
Date	200207
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rdd.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : rdd.tower tower : rdu.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Tiger (F11)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : rdd.tower
Make Model Name	Beechcraft, Beech Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	552163
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Pattern work, with an instructor, to fulfill the requirements of the wings program, consisting of power-off lndgs, short field and soft field lndgs and takeoffs. There was very little traffic during this time. The WX was cavu and not a factor. We finished the pattern work at redding municipal airport. On my last touch-and-go on runway 34, I requested a left turnout to benton field -- which is about 7 mi west of redding municipal airport. After making the left turn and climbing to about 800 ft AGL, my instructor pulled the power and announced we had just lost our engine and wanted to know where I would land. Since I was at 800+ ft above the runway, I elected to return to the field and land on runway 16. I started a right turn toward the runway and contacted the tower and said I was practicing a simulated emergency and wanted to land on runway 15 (benton field's runway is runway 33/15). The tower responded by telling me I had permission to change frequency. I continued turning toward runway 16 and immediately responded to the tower that I was practicing a simulated emergency and wanted to land on runway 16. (I corrected the runway number.) the tower responded by telling me that a bonanza just took off on runway 34. I was now turning on final for runway 16. We saw the bonanza off to our left and turned to the right to give more space. We elected not to land but to go around even though I had the field made. Retrospect: it definitely was not good. Both of us were listening to the radio but somehow missed the clearance for the bonanza's departure. Also, there was definitely a communication problem with the tower. I was certainly making every effort to explain what we were doing and get a clearance. If he had understood on my first communication what I was doing, the whole situation could have been avoided.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GRUMMAN AA5 TIGER PLT, DURING A WINGS CHK, WAS GIVEN A SIMULATED FORCED LNDG BY THE INSTRUCTOR DURING CLBOUT FROM A CTLED ARPT CAUSING AN NMAC WITH A DEPARTING BONANZA WHEN RETURNING TO THE ARPT FOR THE FORCED LNDG. THE TWR CTLR FAILED TO INTERP THE PLT'S ANNOUNCEMENT TO RETURN TO LAND UNTIL AFTER THE NEAR MISS.

Narrative: PATTERN WORK, WITH AN INSTRUCTOR, TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE WINGS PROGRAM, CONSISTING OF PWR-OFF LNDGS, SHORT FIELD AND SOFT FIELD LNDGS AND TKOFS. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE TFC DURING THIS TIME. THE WX WAS CAVU AND NOT A FACTOR. WE FINISHED THE PATTERN WORK AT REDDING MUNICIPAL ARPT. ON MY LAST TOUCH-AND-GO ON RWY 34, I REQUESTED A L TURNOUT TO BENTON FIELD -- WHICH IS ABOUT 7 MI W OF REDDING MUNICIPAL ARPT. AFTER MAKING THE L TURN AND CLBING TO ABOUT 800 FT AGL, MY INSTRUCTOR PULLED THE PWR AND ANNOUNCED WE HAD JUST LOST OUR ENG AND WANTED TO KNOW WHERE I WOULD LAND. SINCE I WAS AT 800+ FT ABOVE THE RWY, I ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE FIELD AND LAND ON RWY 16. I STARTED A R TURN TOWARD THE RWY AND CONTACTED THE TWR AND SAID I WAS PRACTICING A SIMULATED EMER AND WANTED TO LAND ON RWY 15 (BENTON FIELD'S RWY IS RWY 33/15). THE TWR RESPONDED BY TELLING ME I HAD PERMISSION TO CHANGE FREQ. I CONTINUED TURNING TOWARD RWY 16 AND IMMEDIATELY RESPONDED TO THE TWR THAT I WAS PRACTICING A SIMULATED EMER AND WANTED TO LAND ON RWY 16. (I CORRECTED THE RWY NUMBER.) THE TWR RESPONDED BY TELLING ME THAT A BONANZA JUST TOOK OFF ON RWY 34. I WAS NOW TURNING ON FINAL FOR RWY 16. WE SAW THE BONANZA OFF TO OUR L AND TURNED TO THE R TO GIVE MORE SPACE. WE ELECTED NOT TO LAND BUT TO GO AROUND EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE FIELD MADE. RETROSPECT: IT DEFINITELY WAS NOT GOOD. BOTH OF US WERE LISTENING TO THE RADIO BUT SOMEHOW MISSED THE CLRNC FOR THE BONANZA'S DEP. ALSO, THERE WAS DEFINITELY A COM PROB WITH THE TWR. I WAS CERTAINLY MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO EXPLAIN WHAT WE WERE DOING AND GET A CLRNC. IF HE HAD UNDERSTOOD ON MY FIRST COM WHAT I WAS DOING, THE WHOLE SIT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.

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.