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PA-28 pilot reported he executed a low altitude go-around at a non-towered airport to avoid a collision with a small corporate jet that started the takeoff roll in conflict with his approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1373026 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201607 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Trainee Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 16 Flight Crew Total 1400 Flight Crew Type 180 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Incursion Runway |
Narrative:
We were inbound to ZZZ on an IFR training flight. We heard the citation call that he was taxiing; and gave calls 10 miles out; 6 miles out and 3 miles out. As we were approximately 1 mile out; the citation called takeoff; and without any hesitation or check; rolled onto the runway. By the time we realized what had happened; there was less than 30 seconds to respond. We applied power and went around; turning right as the citation was now taking off directly under us and we could no longer see him. I suspect that had we been there 20 seconds earlier; there would have been a collision. The pilot either did not check or assumed that he could force us to go around to [avoid] disturbing his commercial passengers. An aircraft through his roof probably would have disturbed them quite a bit. Whether this was egregious bad behavior or egregious lack of care; it created one of the most dangerous situations of my aviation experience.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA-28 pilot reported he executed a low altitude go-around at a non-towered airport to avoid a collision with a small corporate jet that started the takeoff roll in conflict with his approach.
Narrative: We were inbound to ZZZ on an IFR training flight. We heard the Citation call that he was taxiing; and gave calls 10 miles out; 6 miles out and 3 miles out. As we were approximately 1 mile out; the Citation called takeoff; and without any hesitation or check; rolled onto the runway. By the time we realized what had happened; there was less than 30 seconds to respond. We applied power and went around; turning right as the Citation was now taking off directly under us and we could no longer see him. I suspect that had we been there 20 seconds earlier; there would have been a collision. The pilot either did not check or assumed that he could force us to go around to [avoid] disturbing his commercial passengers. An aircraft through his roof probably would have disturbed them quite a bit. Whether this was egregious bad behavior or egregious lack of care; it created one of the most dangerous situations of my aviation experience.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.