An IFR twin cessna inbound to ryy overruns a PA28 and is forced to go around.

Attributes
ACN	607122
Time
Date	200402
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ryy.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : a80.tracon tower : ryy.tower
Make Model Name	Cessna 310/T310C
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : ryy.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 140
ASRS Report	607122
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other controllerb other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2000 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

I was arriving to ryy on an IFR flight plan. VMC conditions prevailed, but I was unable to identify the airport until 4 NM out. I switched to tower and heard another aircraft doing touch-and-goes. Tower cleared me to land after I checked in and announced a left base for runway 9, the active runway. Tower notified me I was #2 for airport, following PA28 on final. I was unable to make visual on aircraft in front of me, although I had a TCASII on him. Noticing that I would be unable to make a safe landing before the other traffic would clear active runway, I notified the tower I would go around. He acknowledged my go around, but also told PA28 to go around. I clarified urgently that I was going around (given proximity of PA28, he would have climbed right into me). The tower amended his clearance to PA28 advising him to land. After making right traffic, I made an uneventful landing. Contributing factors: airport was very congested with traffic. Controller's inadequate situational awareness for IFR inbound traffic caused a slower aircraft (80 KTS) to be in front of a faster aircraft (120 KTS) that was on an IFR clearance to land. My inability to see the airport also contributed. Dusk and lots of city lights can make an airport difficult to spot, especially when abn was notamed OTS. Had I been able to spot the airport sooner, I could have checked in with the tower sooner.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN IFR TWIN CESSNA INBOUND TO RYY OVERRUNS A PA28 AND IS FORCED TO GO AROUND.

Narrative: I WAS ARRIVING TO RYY ON AN IFR FLT PLAN. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED, BUT I WAS UNABLE TO IDENT THE ARPT UNTIL 4 NM OUT. I SWITCHED TO TWR AND HEARD ANOTHER ACFT DOING TOUCH-AND-GOES. TWR CLRED ME TO LAND AFTER I CHKED IN AND ANNOUNCED A L BASE FOR RWY 9, THE ACTIVE RWY. TWR NOTIFIED ME I WAS #2 FOR ARPT, FOLLOWING PA28 ON FINAL. I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE VISUAL ON ACFT IN FRONT OF ME, ALTHOUGH I HAD A TCASII ON HIM. NOTICING THAT I WOULD BE UNABLE TO MAKE A SAFE LNDG BEFORE THE OTHER TFC WOULD CLR ACTIVE RWY, I NOTIFIED THE TWR I WOULD GO AROUND. HE ACKNOWLEDGED MY GAR, BUT ALSO TOLD PA28 TO GAR. I CLARIFIED URGENTLY THAT I WAS GOING AROUND (GIVEN PROX OF PA28, HE WOULD HAVE CLBED RIGHT INTO ME). THE TWR AMENDED HIS CLRNC TO PA28 ADVISING HIM TO LAND. AFTER MAKING R TFC, I MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: ARPT WAS VERY CONGESTED WITH TFC. CTLR'S INADEQUATE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS FOR IFR INBOUND TFC CAUSED A SLOWER ACFT (80 KTS) TO BE IN FRONT OF A FASTER ACFT (120 KTS) THAT WAS ON AN IFR CLRNC TO LAND. MY INABILITY TO SEE THE ARPT ALSO CONTRIBUTED. DUSK AND LOTS OF CITY LIGHTS CAN MAKE AN ARPT DIFFICULT TO SPOT, ESPECIALLY WHEN ABN WAS NOTAMED OTS. HAD I BEEN ABLE TO SPOT THE ARPT SOONER, I COULD HAVE CHKED IN WITH THE TWR SOONER.

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.