Do you think he would have even noticed a light signal if he didnt even notice a large aircraft on the runway starter strip?
The facts in the report are that he was a low total time and low on type pilot.
He flew for several hours from Italy with three sectors to pick up other businessman as a sole pilot.
The workload on such a mission even on the ground with the sectors would have been high!
Add to that that he was also dealing with his business associate PAX and probably thinking ahead to his business meetings and in all it doesnt make a good mix for NOT making a mistake.
The confusion over the radios, probably seeing the runway between the numbers clear and the overiding desire to land probably lulled him into doing something which he would now kick himself for.
Sadly it was in an N reg with FAA licences and and will probably be heralded as an example of JAA V FAA while such errors are made in every realm of aviation and licence even multi crew.
In future he would be best to have a sit in in the right seat who can take some of the workload on a multi sector flight like that!
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He could have thought that ATC had realised that he had lost his radio and were holding the aircraft clear of lining up on the numbers waiting for him to land and clear?
Crazy maybe but overloaded pilots do get crazy ideas.
Pace
Last edited by Pace; 13th Oct 2011 at 10:58.