ANOTHER PLT ALLEGES THE RPTR 'FLEW OVER THE TOP' OF HIM. THE RPTR NEVER SAW THE OTHER PLT.
Synopsis
ANOTHER PLT ALLEGES THE RPTR 'FLEW OVER THE TOP' OF HIM. THE RPTR NEVER SAW THE OTHER PLT.
Narrative
I WAS IN A VFR FLT USING FLT FOLLOWING FROM BRYON COULTER (CFO) TO SAN ANTONIO INTL (SAT). SAT APCH HAD ME PROCEED DIRECT TO THE SAT VOR. APPROX 10-15 MI FROM THE VOR I ASKED IF I COULD HAVE RWY 12R AFTER BEING TOLD I WOULD USE RWY 12L. I WAS TOLD NO BECAUSE THERE WAS ALREADY TOO MUCH TFC IN SEQUENCE FOR RWY 12R. APPROX 3-4 MI FROM THE VOR I WAS TOLD TO ENTER A L BASE FOR RWY 12L AND TO CONTACT THE TWR. I TURNED FROM A HDG OF APPROX 210 TO 190 TO HEAD TOWARD THE ARPT. APPROX 3-4 MI FROM THE ARPT I TURNED BACK TO A HDG OF 210 ON A HIGH L BASE FOR RWY 12L. THE LCL CTLR WAS HAVING TROUBLE CONTACTING A MOONEY (MY ACFT WAS ALSO A MOONEY) THAT WAS FOLLOWING A CESSNA (172 I THINK). I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 12L. I WAS HIGH AND USED FLAPS; GEAR AND SPD BRAKES TO DSND. JUST AS I WAS TOUCHING DOWN ON RWY 12L; A PLT CAME ON THE AIR AND SAID SOMEONE FLEW OVER THE TOP OF HIM. TWR DID NOT ANSWER. HE CALLED AGAIN IN 10-15 SECONDS AND STATED AGAIN THAT AN AIRPLANE FLEW OVER THE TOP OF HIM AND WAS NOW IN RWY 12L (ME). TWR TOLD HIM TO MAKE A 360 DEG. I KEYED MY MIKE AND SAID THAT I HAD BEEN CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 12L. I NEVER SAW THE OTHER ACFT; TWR TOLD ME TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 12R AND TO CONTACT GND. GND CLRED ME TO CROSS RWY 12R AND TO TAXI TO PARKING. I BELIEVE THE CTLR GOT CONFUSED WITH ME AND THE OTHER MOONEY (THE OTHER MOONEY HAD AT LEAST 1 LETTER IN HIS CALL SIGN; MINE IS ALL NUMERIC). I KNOW I WAS CLRED FOR RWY 12L. I WAS NEVER TOLD TO SWITCH TO RWY 12R. NEITHER THE TWR NOR GND NEVER SAID ANYTHING TO ME ABOUT MY LNDG.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.