PLT OF AN SMT TWIN WHILE MAKING A SHORT APCH TO LAND FLEW OVER ANOTHER ACFT HOLDING SHORT OF THE RWY CAUSING A COMPLAINT TO ATC BY THE OTHER ACFT FLC.
Synopsis
PLT OF AN SMT TWIN WHILE MAKING A SHORT APCH TO LAND FLEW OVER ANOTHER ACFT HOLDING SHORT OF THE RWY CAUSING A COMPLAINT TO ATC BY THE OTHER ACFT FLC.
Narrative
CESSNA 414A AMB NARRATIVE: DURING MY APCH INTO XXX; FLYING AN AIR-AMBULANCE 'LIFEGUARD' WITH A PATIENT ON BOARD; I WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS FOR A 'R BASE ENTRY TO RWY 17.' THERE WAS ANOTHER ACFT ON LONG FINAL AND SO I KEPT MY SPD UP AND HEADED 'FOR THE NUMBERS' TO MAKE A SHORT APCH AND A LONG LNDG. THERE WAS A COMMUTER BE1900 HOLDING SHORT OF THE RWY 17 AT TXWY C1. I HEARD HIM TELL THE TWR (ON THE RADIO) THAT MY ACFT HAD FLOWN TOO CLOSE TO HIM. AFTER LNDG I HAD A MESSAGE TO TELEPHONE THE TWR. I DID AND CTLR I SPOKE TO SAID THAT THE PLT HAD COMPLAINED AND HAD REQUESTED MY 'N' NUMBER; WHICH THEY GAVE HIM. I ASKED IF I HAD VIOLATED ANY RULE AND HE SAID NONE THAT HE KNEW OF. I SAID I WOULD USE MORE CAUTION IN FUTURE DURING LNDG PHASE. I DO FEEL THAT AN ACFT AWAITING TKOF IS IN A 'VULNERABLE' SIT; BEING UNABLE TO MANEUVER AND ETC. SO; IN FUTURE I PLAN TO TURN MY FINAL FURTHER OUT AND FLY MORE 'STANDARD' PATTERNS. I DO THINK THAT THE KNOWLEDGE OF HAVING AN ACFT ALREADY BEHIND ME ON FINAL CONTRIBUTED TO MY LACK OF JUDGEMENT IN THIS SIT. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE OTHER ACFT WAS EVER IN ANY IMMINENT DANGER AS I HAD PLENTY OF AIRSPD AND ALT TO COMPLETE THE TURN AND LAND BEYOND THE FIXED DISTANCE MARKER TO SPEND AS LITTLE TIME ON THE RWY AS POSSIBLE. I SAW THE OTHER ACFT AND WAS AWARE THAT I OVER-FLEW IT. AS I SAID BEFORE; IN THE FUTURE I WILL STICK WITH MORE 'STANDARD' PATTERN AND LET THE CTLRS WORRY ABOUT ACFT-IN-TRAIL SEPARATIONS.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.