1999-02 · NASA ASRS report 428379
C172 MISCOMMUNICATES WITH ALB TWR WHILE ON TOUCH-AND-GO TRAINING FLT.
WHILE ON BASE FOR RWY 19; APCH HAD ME CONTACT THE TWR. I CONTACTED THE TWR AND STATED I WAS ON L BASE FOR RWY 19 FOR TOUCH-AND-GO. TWR STATED CLR TO LAND. I TURNED FINAL; NOTICED JET TAKING OFF. A SINGLE ENG PROP CONTACTED TWR STATED HOLDING SHORT FOR RWY 19. TWR GAVE THEM CLRNC TO MAKE EXPEDITED TKOF. PLANE TOOK OFF AS I LANDED. AS I WAS ROLLING; PREPARING TO TKOF; TWR GAVE ME TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO RAMP. I STATED I WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE TOUCH-AND-GO. TWR STATED; 'THEN GET GOING.' I ACCELERATED AND LIFTED OFF. TWR STATED; 'MAKE R TURN' AS MY WHEELS LEFT THE RWY. I DID NOT HEAR CALL SIGN. I THOUGHT HE WAS TALKING TO THE ACFT IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN THERE WAS NO ANSWER; I CALLED AND ASKED IF HE WANTED ME TO TURN. HE STATED YES IMMEDIATELY. I TURNED R. THE TWR GAVE ME A HDG TO FLY AND THEN STATED THAT I SHOULD STATE MY REQUESTS AHEAD OF TIME. TWR HAD ME CONTACT DEP. REST OF FLT WAS NORMAL. I DID NOT REALIZE THE TWR MISREAD MY REQUEST WHEN I WAS ON BASE. I SHOULD HAVE NOTICED THIS WHEN THEY SAID CLR TO LAND INSTEAD OF CLR FOR TOUCH-AND-GO. I SHOULD HAVE STATED I WAS A STUDENT PLT.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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