Narrative:

While on a routing pleasure flight with a friend I decided to do a couple of touch and go lndgs at 3r6. I called 3r6 unicom for landing information and was told to utilize runway 17. I then advised all traffic of my entrance into a left downwind and was almost immediately cut off by an small aircraft at which time I took evasive action and extended out the downwind. I then completed my base and was on final about to T/D on the #'south about 50' of altitude when the same small aircraft which was already airborne from his touch and go did a 180 degree turn and headed back toward the runway I was on. I immediately came to a full stop and exited the runway. A while later the small aircraft landed and both occupants came into the FBO where I was. After some discussion with the FBO operator one subject came to me and idented himself as an instrument and said that the radio on his aircraft did not work and that he was demonstrating to his on board student that he could safely make a 180 degree turn and land safely after losing his engine on the same runway. I feel that even though the regulations do not make radios a mandatory thing at this type of airport, I feel that the instrument did not display the best of qualities expected by flying in a busy airport west/O an operating radio, not watching for traffic and by doing a 180 degree turn at a very busy airport. I feel that if he is going to do this he should use a radio to hear other traffic. This was second incident in 2 weeks at this same airport, the other being another non radio aircraft which almost landed on me as I was rotating on takeoff. I am very safety-conscious and perform all the proper procedures prior to takeoff at all airports, particularly those that are uncontrolled. I feel that in the instrument incident, the instrument used poor judgement and decision making. He is teaching bad methods to a new pilot. I contribute his actions to plain old stupidity.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER CUT OFF IN TRAFFIC PATTERN BY SMA WHICH DID A TOUCH AND GO, MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN TO LAND ON SAME RWY AGAIN. BY THIS TIME REPORTER HAD LANDED, MADE A QUICK STOP AND EXITED RWY.

Narrative: WHILE ON A ROUTING PLEASURE FLT WITH A FRIEND I DECIDED TO DO A COUPLE OF TOUCH AND GO LNDGS AT 3R6. I CALLED 3R6 UNICOM FOR LNDG INFO AND WAS TOLD TO UTILIZE RWY 17. I THEN ADVISED ALL TFC OF MY ENTRANCE INTO A LEFT DOWNWIND AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY CUT OFF BY AN SMA AT WHICH TIME I TOOK EVASIVE ACTION AND EXTENDED OUT THE DOWNWIND. I THEN COMPLETED MY BASE AND WAS ON FINAL ABOUT TO T/D ON THE #'S ABOUT 50' OF ALT WHEN THE SAME SMA WHICH WAS ALREADY AIRBORNE FROM HIS TOUCH AND GO DID A 180 DEG TURN AND HEADED BACK TOWARD THE RWY I WAS ON. I IMMEDIATELY CAME TO A FULL STOP AND EXITED THE RWY. A WHILE LATER THE SMA LANDED AND BOTH OCCUPANTS CAME INTO THE FBO WHERE I WAS. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION WITH THE FBO OPERATOR ONE SUBJECT CAME TO ME AND IDENTED HIMSELF AS AN INSTR AND SAID THAT THE RADIO ON HIS ACFT DID NOT WORK AND THAT HE WAS DEMONSTRATING TO HIS ON BOARD STUDENT THAT HE COULD SAFELY MAKE A 180 DEG TURN AND LAND SAFELY AFTER LOSING HIS ENG ON THE SAME RWY. I FEEL THAT EVEN THOUGH THE REGS DO NOT MAKE RADIOS A MANDATORY THING AT THIS TYPE OF ARPT, I FEEL THAT THE INSTR DID NOT DISPLAY THE BEST OF QUALITIES EXPECTED BY FLYING IN A BUSY ARPT W/O AN OPERATING RADIO, NOT WATCHING FOR TFC AND BY DOING A 180 DEG TURN AT A VERY BUSY ARPT. I FEEL THAT IF HE IS GOING TO DO THIS HE SHOULD USE A RADIO TO HEAR OTHER TFC. THIS WAS SECOND INCIDENT IN 2 WEEKS AT THIS SAME ARPT, THE OTHER BEING ANOTHER NON RADIO ACFT WHICH ALMOST LANDED ON ME AS I WAS ROTATING ON TKOF. I AM VERY SAFETY-CONSCIOUS AND PERFORM ALL THE PROPER PROCS PRIOR TO TKOF AT ALL ARPTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT ARE UNCTLED. I FEEL THAT IN THE INSTR INCIDENT, THE INSTR USED POOR JUDGEMENT AND DECISION MAKING. HE IS TEACHING BAD METHODS TO A NEW PLT. I CONTRIBUTE HIS ACTIONS TO PLAIN OLD STUPIDITY.

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.