EXPERIMENTAL ACFT PLT HAS DIFFICULTIES WITH GEU TWR CTLR AND EXCEEDS THE PATTERN ALT AT GEU.
Synopsis
EXPERIMENTAL ACFT PLT HAS DIFFICULTIES WITH GEU TWR CTLR AND EXCEEDS THE PATTERN ALT AT GEU.
Narrative
I ARRANGED FOR A GOOD FRIEND TO ACCOMPANY ME ON MY FIRST FLT (OF MANY MONTHS) TO KEEP AN EYE ON MY SKILLS AND PROBABLE 'RUST.' I WAS DEFINITELY RUSTY; BUT NOT IN ANY DANGER TO MYSELF; OR ANYONE ELSE. MY ACFT IS A HIGH PERFORMANCE ACFT WITH A VERY HIGH CLB RATE; AND SPD. IT WAS DUE TO THESE FACTS; AND TO MY EXPECTED RUSTINESS; I REQUESTED A 'HIGH SPD' PATTERN ALT OF 500 FT ABOVE THE PUBLISHED NORMAL ALT OF 2100 FT MSL. MY REQUEST WAS VERY POORLY RECEIVED BY THE CTLR; WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE HIGH SPD PATTERN WAS FOR JETS ONLY; REQUEST DENIED; 'YOU WILL SLOW DOWN TO KEEP PACE WITH THE CESSNA 172 IN THE PATTERN.' I GUESS THE CTLR WAS HAVING A BAD DAY; BECAUSE HE CONTINUED TO GIVE US A HARD TIME DURING OUR 35-40 MIN IN THE PATTERN. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE ONLY 4 OR 5 PLANES IN THE PATTERN AT ANY ONE TIME; HE CAUSED US TO MAKE TWO GO-AROUNDS IN FIVE CYCLES. ON OUR 4TH APCH TO LAND; WE WERE ON SHORT FINAL; WHEN THE CTLR RELEASED A BEECHCRAFT BONANZA DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF MY ACFT; AND IMMEDIATELY ORDERED US TO GO AROUND. I CONSIDER THIS A NEAR MISS. THE GO AROUND ORDER WASN'T REALLY NECESSARY; BECAUSE WE WERE SO CLOSE TO LNDG; WE WOULD HAVE AUTOMATICALLY PERFORMED A GO AROUND TO AVOID A COLLISION. THIS NEAR MISS FURTHER AGGRAVATED THE SITUATION; AND UPON TKOF; I INADVERTENTLY EXCEEDED THE PATTERN ALT OF 2100 FT MSL. ON ROLLOUT AFTER LNDG; THE CTLR ASKED ME TO CONTACT THE TWR; SAYING I MIGHT BE CITED FOR A 'PLT DEV.'
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.