SPORT ACFT LICENSED PLT EXPERIENCES NMAC IN PATTERN. BELIEVES LCL CTLR FAILED TO COMMUNICATE ADEQUATELY.

Date: 2008-09 · Aircraft: Small Aircraft; High Wing; 1 Eng; Fixed Gear · Phase: landing

Anomalies: conflict-nmac

Synopsis

SPORT ACFT LICENSED PLT EXPERIENCES NMAC IN PATTERN. BELIEVES LCL CTLR FAILED TO COMMUNICATE ADEQUATELY.

Narrative

ON THE GND AT GEU; I HAD GOTTEN CLRNC FROM GEU TWR FOR TKOF FROM RWY 1 TO DO CLOSED PATTERN TOUCH-AND-GOES. WHEN CLRED TO ENTER ONTO THE RWY AND TKOF; RWY 1; WITHOUT ANY PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS NOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS; THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT TAKING OFF AHEAD OF ME NOR DID I HEAR THE TWR COMMUNICATING WITH ANY OTHER ACFT. I TOOK OFF CLBING ABOUT 500 FPM AT 79 KIAS; THEN TURNED DOWNWIND AND NOTICED ANOTHER SIMILAR ACFT LATERAL TO ME ABOUT 200 FT AND 200 FT ABOVE. I WAS VIGILANT BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW HIS INTENTIONS. THEN THE TWR INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS AN ACFT AT 9 O'CLOCK POS. I ACKNOWLEDGED AND I SAID THAT 'I HAVE HIM IN SIGHT' AND AWAITED FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE TWR. I ALSO HEARD THE TWR NOTIFY THE OTHER ACFT OF MY PRESENCE AND THE PLT ACKNOWLEDGED. THEN THE TWR SAID TO ME THAT 'I TOLD YOU THAT YOU ARE #2 TO LAND BEHIND THE CESSNA' WHO WAS BESIDE ME. I RESPONDED THAT I NEVER HEARD ANY SUCH COM. MY PAX; A PLT; ALSO SAID TO ME THAT HE NEVER HEARD ANY SUCH INSTRUCTIONS. WE WERE BOTH SURPRISED TO SEE THAT ACFT BESIDE ME. I THEN REPEATED THE NEW INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TWR THAT I WILL SLOW DOWN AND LAND BEHIND THE INDICATED CESSNA. THEN THE TWR TOLD ME TO LAND AHEAD OF THE CESSNA; AND I REPEATED THAT I WOULD LAND AHEAD OF THE CESSNA. I HEARD ON THE RADIO THE TWR INDICATING TO THE OTHER ACFT TO LAND BEHIND ME. THE OTHER PLT RESPONDED THAT HE WILL SLOW DOWN AND LAND BEHIND ME. I THEN PROCEEDED TO DO MY TOUCH-AND-GO AND DO ANOTHER PATTERN CIRCUIT. I RADIOED THE TWR MIDFIELD DOWNWIND AND ASKED TO DO A FULL STOP LNDG. THE TWR RESPONDED CLR FOR TOUCH-AND-GO. I THEN REPEATED THAT I AM REQUESTING A FULL STOP. THE TWR THEN RESPONDED; 'CLR FOR FULL STOP.'

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