<< >> NASA ASRS Report 106260, March 1989

Lider launching opposite direction from unicom advisory. Flight crew of small transport jet not conforming to VFR non tower approach pattern.

Attributes
ACN	106260
Time
Date	198903
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : xq7
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sfo
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 4500
ASRS Report	106260
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were descending VFR to X07 from the southwest. We turned a high wide base to final turn at about 8 miles out to the active runway 35. We announced our position over unicom then nd at about 1.5 mi final. As we were flaring we saw a glider and tow plane being prepared for launch at the departure end of 17. At that point our only recourse was to land and stop. We were able to turn off about the halfway point on the runway without any problem. Specific recommendations: fly the full VFR airport traffic pattern as recommended in the aim. There needs to be better communication from the glider club to inbound traffic, alerting them to the fact that glider operations are in progress and which runway gliders are launching. They were launching on runway 17, against the runway 35 given by unicom a collision was not imminent but it sure got our attention.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LIDER LAUNCHING OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM UNICOM ADVISORY. FLT CREW OF SMT JET NOT CONFORMING TO VFR NON TWR APCH PATTERN.

Narrative: WE WERE DESCENDING VFR TO X07 FROM THE SW. WE TURNED A HIGH WIDE BASE TO FINAL TURN AT ABOUT 8 MILES OUT TO THE ACTIVE RWY 35. WE ANNOUNCED OUR POSITION OVER UNICOM THEN ND AT ABOUT 1.5 MI FINAL. AS WE WERE FLARING WE SAW A GLIDER AND TOW PLANE BEING PREPARED FOR LAUNCH AT THE DEP END OF 17. AT THAT POINT OUR ONLY RECOURSE WAS TO LAND AND STOP. WE WERE ABLE TO TURN OFF ABOUT THE HALFWAY POINT ON THE RWY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS: FLY THE FULL VFR ARPT TFC PATTERN AS RECOMMENDED IN THE AIM. THERE NEEDS TO BE BETTER COM FROM THE GLIDER CLUB TO INBND TFC, ALERTING THEM TO THE FACT THAT GLIDER OPS ARE IN PROGRESS AND WHICH RWY GLIDERS ARE LAUNCHING. THEY WERE LAUNCHING ON RWY 17, AGAINST THE RWY 35 GIVEN BY UNICOM A COLLISION WAS NOT IMMINENT BUT IT SURE GOT OUR ATTN.

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.