Narrative:

It was a beautiful day in the entire southwest. No ceilings and 50 mi visibilities. I was called on to fly a patient from tuba city, az, to gallup, NM, for an appointment. I left tbc on the 125 NM flight. At 20 mi out of gup I made my initial call to gup flight control on 122.9 to arrange transportation to the hospital for my patient. I received no reply. I continued, unsuccessfully to contact flight control and upon reaching 10 mi out I decided to call gup unicom on 122.95 to arrange transportation. At this time, since the winds were calm and because I was running a little late, I also broadcast my intentions to make a straight in to runway 06 on 122.95 rather than on the CTAF 123.6 (gup FSS), as I was preoccupied with arranging transportation for my patient. I continued in my attempts to contact flight control on my second radio switching back to unicom to make calls at 8, 5, 3 and 2 mi, and on short final. Over the numbers I noticed an small transport on short final from the opp direction. I then made the decision to go around and cleared the runway to the right side and entered a left downwind for runway 24. As I passed the small transport on his landing roll, I was 500' AGL and 1200' wide of the runway. The fact that I was running late and my preoccupation with arranging transportation were contributing factors. Had I been on the CTAF, as the small transport was, I would have known his position and thus prevented this occurrence. I should have just called for transportation from the ground instead of worrying about it so close to the airport.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG DIRECTION TRAFFIC PATTERN AT UNCONTROLLED ARPT.

Narrative: IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE ENTIRE SW. NO CEILINGS AND 50 MI VISIBILITIES. I WAS CALLED ON TO FLY A PATIENT FROM TUBA CITY, AZ, TO GALLUP, NM, FOR AN APPOINTMENT. I LEFT TBC ON THE 125 NM FLT. AT 20 MI OUT OF GUP I MADE MY INITIAL CALL TO GUP FLT CTL ON 122.9 TO ARRANGE TRANSPORTATION TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MY PATIENT. I RECEIVED NO REPLY. I CONTINUED, UNSUCCESSFULLY TO CONTACT FLT CTL AND UPON REACHING 10 MI OUT I DECIDED TO CALL GUP UNICOM ON 122.95 TO ARRANGE TRANSPORTATION. AT THIS TIME, SINCE THE WINDS WERE CALM AND BECAUSE I WAS RUNNING A LITTLE LATE, I ALSO BROADCAST MY INTENTIONS TO MAKE A STRAIGHT IN TO RWY 06 ON 122.95 RATHER THAN ON THE CTAF 123.6 (GUP FSS), AS I WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH ARRANGING TRANSPORTATION FOR MY PATIENT. I CONTINUED IN MY ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT FLT CTL ON MY SECOND RADIO SWITCHING BACK TO UNICOM TO MAKE CALLS AT 8, 5, 3 AND 2 MI, AND ON SHORT FINAL. OVER THE NUMBERS I NOTICED AN SMT ON SHORT FINAL FROM THE OPP DIRECTION. I THEN MADE THE DECISION TO GO AROUND AND CLRED THE RWY TO THE RIGHT SIDE AND ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RWY 24. AS I PASSED THE SMT ON HIS LNDG ROLL, I WAS 500' AGL AND 1200' WIDE OF THE RWY. THE FACT THAT I WAS RUNNING LATE AND MY PREOCCUPATION WITH ARRANGING TRANSPORTATION WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. HAD I BEEN ON THE CTAF, AS THE SMT WAS, I WOULD HAVE KNOWN HIS POS AND THUS PREVENTED THIS OCCURRENCE. I SHOULD HAVE JUST CALLED FOR TRANSPORTATION FROM THE GND INSTEAD OF WORRYING ABOUT IT SO CLOSE TO THE ARPT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.