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PA32 pilot concerned with possible conflict with a landing air carrier on runway 32 in the traffic pattern at mob, claiming ATC was deficient with TA's.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 596850 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mob.airport |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1500 agl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mob.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mob.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 35 |
| ASRS Report | 596850 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
Cleared to land runway 32 mob. As I approached, I decided I was too high and turned off to left to do a descending turn. As I came around to approximately heading, the tower gave me a right turn to 050 degrees. As I came to 050 degrees and crossing the runway approach, the tower talked to another aircraft to see if he saw my airplane and he said he did. The tower then gave me clear to land. As I turned to land, I saw an air carrier plane landing on runway 32. Corrective actions: better communication by pilot with tower. Tower could have sent plane to west of runway heading. Conflicts: never saw other plane until back on turn to runway for landing. Other plane was landing then.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA32 PLT CONCERNED WITH POSSIBLE CONFLICT WITH A LNDG ACR ON RWY 32 IN THE TFC PATTERN AT MOB, CLAIMING ATC WAS DEFICIENT WITH TA'S.
Narrative: CLRED TO LAND RWY 32 MOB. AS I APCHED, I DECIDED I WAS TOO HIGH AND TURNED OFF TO L TO DO A DSNDING TURN. AS I CAME AROUND TO APPROX HDG, THE TWR GAVE ME A R TURN TO 050 DEGS. AS I CAME TO 050 DEGS AND XING THE RWY APCH, THE TWR TALKED TO ANOTHER ACFT TO SEE IF HE SAW MY AIRPLANE AND HE SAID HE DID. THE TWR THEN GAVE ME CLR TO LAND. AS I TURNED TO LAND, I SAW AN ACR PLANE LNDG ON RWY 32. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: BETTER COM BY PLT WITH TWR. TWR COULD HAVE SENT PLANE TO W OF RWY HDG. CONFLICTS: NEVER SAW OTHER PLANE UNTIL BACK ON TURN TO RWY FOR LNDG. OTHER PLANE WAS LNDG THEN.
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.