Narrative:

I was acting as PIC for a part 91 maintenance positioning flight from owd to bed. The tower controller offered us a straight-in visual approach to runway 5, which we accepted. As we reached about 4 mi from the airport, the tower controller informed us that our straight-in to runway 5 was not going to work as she had a falcon approaching runway 23. We were told to enter the downwind to runway 29. Abeam the threshold of runway 29 we were told to 'take it straight to the numbers' which required us to turn left base, passing between 2 cessna singles on the left downwind to runway 29. During a short base-to-final turn, I heard the controller tell a plane to 'have the power up' while in position and hold on runway 29. As I rolled out on final, the piper single holding in position was cleared for takeoff and started the roll. On short final, I heard the controller tell a navajo to go around using a call sign, I believe containing the numbers 'X' and 'Y.' with approachs to multiple intersecting runways in use, I was not sure we were the navajo in question as our call sign is not similar. I requested clarification, noting the piper was airborne by now and prior to our touchdown. No response was made. After clearing the runway per tower instruction, the ground controller asked if we had heard the instruction to go around. I said that I had heard a go around instruction, but that it was issued to another call sign. This incident highlights the need for accurate radio communication, especially in the high traffic, multiple active runway environment.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA31 PLT LNDG BED MISSES GAR ISSUED BY ATC.

Narrative: I WAS ACTING AS PIC FOR A PART 91 MAINT POSITIONING FLT FROM OWD TO BED. THE TWR CTLR OFFERED US A STRAIGHT-IN VISUAL APCH TO RWY 5, WHICH WE ACCEPTED. AS WE REACHED ABOUT 4 MI FROM THE ARPT, THE TWR CTLR INFORMED US THAT OUR STRAIGHT-IN TO RWY 5 WAS NOT GOING TO WORK AS SHE HAD A FALCON APCHING RWY 23. WE WERE TOLD TO ENTER THE DOWNWIND TO RWY 29. ABEAM THE THRESHOLD OF RWY 29 WE WERE TOLD TO 'TAKE IT STRAIGHT TO THE NUMBERS' WHICH REQUIRED US TO TURN L BASE, PASSING BTWN 2 CESSNA SINGLES ON THE L DOWNWIND TO RWY 29. DURING A SHORT BASE-TO-FINAL TURN, I HEARD THE CTLR TELL A PLANE TO 'HAVE THE PWR UP' WHILE IN POS AND HOLD ON RWY 29. AS I ROLLED OUT ON FINAL, THE PIPER SINGLE HOLDING IN POS WAS CLRED FOR TKOF AND STARTED THE ROLL. ON SHORT FINAL, I HEARD THE CTLR TELL A NAVAJO TO GO AROUND USING A CALL SIGN, I BELIEVE CONTAINING THE NUMBERS 'X' AND 'Y.' WITH APCHS TO MULTIPLE INTERSECTING RWYS IN USE, I WAS NOT SURE WE WERE THE NAVAJO IN QUESTION AS OUR CALL SIGN IS NOT SIMILAR. I REQUESTED CLARIFICATION, NOTING THE PIPER WAS AIRBORNE BY NOW AND PRIOR TO OUR TOUCHDOWN. NO RESPONSE WAS MADE. AFTER CLRING THE RWY PER TWR INSTRUCTION, THE GND CTLR ASKED IF WE HAD HEARD THE INSTRUCTION TO GO AROUND. I SAID THAT I HAD HEARD A GAR INSTRUCTION, BUT THAT IT WAS ISSUED TO ANOTHER CALL SIGN. THIS INCIDENT HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR ACCURATE RADIO COM, ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH TFC, MULTIPLE ACTIVE RWY ENVIRONMENT.

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.