Small Aircraft; High Wing; 1 Eng; Fixed Gear
Flight Crew Commercial
Training / Qualification; Situational Awareness; Confusion; Communication Breakdown
Conflict NMAC; Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; Flight Crew Executed Go Around / Missed Approach; Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Airport; Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors; Procedure
Student pilot was flying inbound on the Jessup arrival. He was flying 120 degrees toward SFB at 1;500 ft. He was then told to resume own navigation towards the airport and contact SFB tower. After establishing communication with them; the tower instructed him to descend at discretion and continue toward the airport.  He was told; number 3; cleared to land on 9C. He saw two aircraft ahead of him; and assumed he was the third aircraft following them. He was on final on 9C with an aircraft that was next to him; (which was cleared to land before him) approximately 100-150 ft. horizontal direction; same altitude. Tower instructed him to go around; which he complied with and then resumed the rest of the flight without incident making a full stop on 9R.
A student pilot became confused about his position on final relative to other aircraft at SFB and was instructed to go-around when he got too close to other aircraft.