SMA X LANDED ON OCCUPIED RWY OVER THE TOP OF SMA Y HOLDING IN POS. PLTDEV. CTLR CLRED SMA Y FOR TKOF ON OCCUPIED RWY. SYS ERROR. SMA X AND Y HAD LTSS.

1992-08 · NASA ASRS report 217296

Date: 1992-08 · Aircraft: Small Aircraft; High Wing; 1 Eng; Fixed Gear

Anomalies: atc-issue-all-types|conflict-airborne-conflict|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-landing-without-clearance

Synopsis

SMA X LANDED ON OCCUPIED RWY OVER THE TOP OF SMA Y HOLDING IN POS. PLTDEV. CTLR CLRED SMA Y FOR TKOF ON OCCUPIED RWY. SYS ERROR. SMA X AND Y HAD LTSS.

Narrative

SMA X APCHING WESTCHESTER COUNTY ARPT; WAS HANDED OFF FROM APCH CTL TO THE LCL CTLR WHO INSTRUCTED ME TO ENTER A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 29. THIS I DID AND RPTED ON L DOWNWIND. WHEN I WAS APPROX ABEAM THE NUMBERS FOR RWY 29; THE CTLR SAID I WAS #2 FOR LNDG ON RWY 29 WITH AN SMA Y ON FINAL (NO OTHER TFC WAS RPTED LNDG ON RWY 34; WHICH WAS ALSO IN USE). I RPTED THE TFC IN SIGHT AND STARTED A L BASE. THE SMA AHEAD OF ME LANDED. WHEN I WAS ON FINAL; THE CTLR INSTRUCTED SMA Y TO TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD ON RWY 29. THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR THIS RWY SINCE THERE IS A LONG DISPLACED THRESHOLD OF 1287 FT. I HAD PASSED OVER THE HOLDING SMA Y AND WAS ABOUT TO LAND WHEN THE CTLR CLRED THE SMA Y FOR TKOF ON RWY 29. I HASTILY INFORMED THE CTLR THAT I WAS JUST ABOUT TO TOUCH DOWN. SHE THEN ASKED ME TO STATE MY POS. I SAID AGAIN THAT I WAS ABOUT TO TOUCH DOWN. SHE THEN INSTRUCTED ME TO LAND AND TOLD THE OTHER ACFT TO STOP HIS TKOF ROLL AND RETURN TO POS. I LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. LOOKING BACK; I REALIZED I HAD NOT RECEIVED A LNDG CLRNC. SOMETIMES CLRNCS ARE GIVEN AT THE LAST MIN; SO I WILL ASK IF I'M CLRED WHEN ON FINAL AND HAVEN'T YET RECEIVED CLRNC. I WAS CONCERNED WITH THE LNDG AND WITH CHKING FOR TFC ON RWY 34 APCH AND ASSUMED THE CTLR KNEW WHERE I WAS.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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