Traffic troubles at an uncontrolled airport.

Attributes
ACN	136341
Time
Date	199002
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lnc
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 500
ASRS Report	136341
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Approached lnc, an uncontrolled field for landing on runway 13. Preflight briefing and other local airports using south oriented runways. Announced intentions to enter pattern on standard basis and announced downwind, base and final. Small aircraft B also announced pattern for 13. An small transport C announced for runway 31. I asked for clarification on unicom (122.7), but received no response. Turning final, I noted a small high wing small aircraft D departing 31. He turned east, I turned west. 2 other inbound aircraft also asked for advisories when approaching lnc. No one in the air or on the ground acknowledged or responded. The active FBO at lnc was monitoring 122.7. It is not known if ground communication to the FBO/pattern traffic was possible. A potentially embarrassing, if not dangerous, situation was avoided due to the visibility vigilance of departing aircraft and me. Comfortable avoidance was executed. Perhaps radio technique should be stressed for pilots typically operating from uncontrolled field during BFR's. More unicom CTAF frequencys should be available to aviation. 122.7 is a congested frequency in the lnc area. It is possible other broadcast concurrent with my announcements.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRAFFIC TROUBLES AT AN UNCONTROLLED ARPT.

Narrative: APCHED LNC, AN UNCONTROLLED FIELD FOR LNDG ON RWY 13. PREFLT BRIEFING AND OTHER LCL ARPTS USING S ORIENTED RWYS. ANNOUNCED INTENTIONS TO ENTER PATTERN ON STANDARD BASIS AND ANNOUNCED DOWNWIND, BASE AND FINAL. SMA B ALSO ANNOUNCED PATTERN FOR 13. AN SMT C ANNOUNCED FOR RWY 31. I ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION ON UNICOM (122.7), BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. TURNING FINAL, I NOTED A SMALL HIGH WING SMA D DEPARTING 31. HE TURNED E, I TURNED W. 2 OTHER INBND ACFT ALSO ASKED FOR ADVISORIES WHEN APCHING LNC. NO ONE IN THE AIR OR ON THE GND ACKNOWLEDGED OR RESPONDED. THE ACTIVE FBO AT LNC WAS MONITORING 122.7. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF GND COM TO THE FBO/PATTERN TFC WAS POSSIBLE. A POTENTIALLY EMBARRASSING, IF NOT DANGEROUS, SITUATION WAS AVOIDED DUE TO THE VIS VIGILANCE OF DEPARTING ACFT AND ME. COMFORTABLE AVOIDANCE WAS EXECUTED. PERHAPS RADIO TECHNIQUE SHOULD BE STRESSED FOR PLTS TYPICALLY OPERATING FROM UNCONTROLLED FIELD DURING BFR'S. MORE UNICOM CTAF FREQS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO AVIATION. 122.7 IS A CONGESTED FREQ IN THE LNC AREA. IT IS POSSIBLE OTHER BROADCAST CONCURRENT WITH MY ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.