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