Close proximity GA-small aircraft ag-CAT on final approach to non tower airport.

Attributes
ACN	106115
Time
Date	198902
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hmt
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 24 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 210
ASRS Report	106115
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	unspecified : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

In 2/89 I was #2 in the landing sequence with another private plane waiting behind me in the pattern. Once plane #1 cleared the runway I proceeded on my final approach. At an elevation of 200' and less than 100 yds before the threshold of runway 23 a crop duster turned base in front of my plane and came within 50' of colliding with my aircraft. I was required to take immediate evasive action to avoid a sure collision. At that time I re-entered the pattern landed. After landing I proceeded to taxi over to the location of the crop duster and approached the pilot. The pilot stated that he didn't see my aircraft until it was too late. I feel this was direct negligence on the part of the pilot of the crop duster and he endangered the lives of myself and my family. I am aware of the fact that hemet ryan airport is uncontrolled airspace but I feel there has been an far violation. If the pilot of the crop duster had monitored the radio frequency, or entered the pattern in sequence, or entered the pattern at the proper elevation, the incident would have never occurred. I would like to know if crop dusters are exempt from far's or do they have a different set of regulations than the private pilot. I am forwarding a copy of this complaint to the FAA regional office in los angeles, flight standards division.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX GA-SMA AG-CAT ON FINAL APCH TO NON TWR ARPT.

Narrative: IN 2/89 I WAS #2 IN THE LNDG SEQUENCE WITH ANOTHER PVT PLANE WAITING BEHIND ME IN THE PATTERN. ONCE PLANE #1 CLRED THE RWY I PROCEEDED ON MY FINAL APCH. AT AN ELEVATION OF 200' AND LESS THAN 100 YDS BEFORE THE THRESHOLD OF RWY 23 A CROP DUSTER TURNED BASE IN FRONT OF MY PLANE AND CAME WITHIN 50' OF COLLIDING WITH MY ACFT. I WAS REQUIRED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID A SURE COLLISION. AT THAT TIME I RE-ENTERED THE PATTERN LANDED. AFTER LNDG I PROCEEDED TO TAXI OVER TO THE LOCATION OF THE CROP DUSTER AND APCHED THE PLT. THE PLT STATED THAT HE DIDN'T SEE MY ACFT UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. I FEEL THIS WAS DIRECT NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF THE PLT OF THE CROP DUSTER AND HE ENDANGERED THE LIVES OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. I AM AWARE OF THE FACT THAT HEMET RYAN ARPT IS UNCONTROLLED AIRSPACE BUT I FEEL THERE HAS BEEN AN FAR VIOLATION. IF THE PLT OF THE CROP DUSTER HAD MONITORED THE RADIO FREQ, OR ENTERED THE PATTERN IN SEQUENCE, OR ENTERED THE PATTERN AT THE PROPER ELEVATION, THE INCIDENT WOULD HAVE NEVER OCCURRED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF CROP DUSTERS ARE EXEMPT FROM FAR'S OR DO THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT SET OF REGS THAN THE PVT PLT. I AM FORWARDING A COPY OF THIS COMPLAINT TO THE FAA REGIONAL OFFICE IN LOS ANGELES, FLT STANDARDS DIVISION.

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.