Bonanza 36
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25; Flight Crew Total 9250; Flight Crew Type 300
Situational Awareness; Communication Breakdown
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Ground Incursion Runway
Flight Crew Landed As Precaution
Aircraft; Human Factors
Upon entering Class D airspace I called the tower to tell my location and my intentions to land. They told me to set up to land on XXR and I asked for the south runway; XXL. Shortly after the tower changed me to runway XXL. They told me I was number 2 following another aircraft that was about to turn final. I saw the other aircraft and realized that the spacing was to close so I told the tower that I was going to do some S turns to the south and was granted permission by the tower. The tower then said to me that the spacing was good and to proceed to land. Again I could see the spacing was getting a little close. As the other airplane touched down on the runway the tower told the other airplane to turn off the runway on [taxiway] and he said he was unable. If the other pilot would have made that exit as he was told; there would have not been a problem. At that time I was committed to landing because I was at full flaps; gear down and at an attitude that I felt it would be unsafe to try a go around; the tower said to me twice to execute a go around and both times I said I was unable. Even though the other airplane was on the runway; I felt there was more than sufficient room for me to land safely. The tower then asked me to call them as soon as I could and I explained to them that I did not feel safe trying to execute a go around under these conditions.
BE36 Pilot reported noncompliance with ATC when instructed to go around.