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Pilot of small aircraft flaring for landing at uncontrolled airport made map when he saw another small aircraft flaring at other end of the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 151032 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199007 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : s31 |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| 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 : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 400 flight time type : 35 |
| ASRS Report | 151032 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Unspecified |
Narrative:
Approaching to land on runway 16 at lopez, wa, I had begun to flare when I looked up and saw an small aircraft X flaring at the other end of the runway. I pulled up and to the right, the small aircraft X did the same. The seattle sectional shows the CTAF for lopez as 122.9. This is incorrect, it should be 122.8 as that is what is used by local pilots so that they can be aware of traffic into friday harbor which is on 122.8. It is also local pilot practice to land on runway 34 as it is slightly uphill when the wind is light, and to tue off on 16. I was landing into the wind, the small aircraft X not. I note that the AOPA airport directory show the lopez CTAF as 122.8. The chart should be changed to conform with local practice.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA FLARING FOR LNDG AT UNCONTROLLED ARPT MADE MAP WHEN HE SAW ANOTHER SMA FLARING AT OTHER END OF THE RWY.
Narrative: APCHING TO LAND ON RWY 16 AT LOPEZ, WA, I HAD BEGUN TO FLARE WHEN I LOOKED UP AND SAW AN SMA X FLARING AT THE OTHER END OF THE RWY. I PULLED UP AND TO THE R, THE SMA X DID THE SAME. THE SEATTLE SECTIONAL SHOWS THE CTAF FOR LOPEZ AS 122.9. THIS IS INCORRECT, IT SHOULD BE 122.8 AS THAT IS WHAT IS USED BY LCL PLTS SO THAT THEY CAN BE AWARE OF TFC INTO FRIDAY HARBOR WHICH IS ON 122.8. IT IS ALSO LCL PLT PRACTICE TO LAND ON RWY 34 AS IT IS SLIGHTLY UPHILL WHEN THE WIND IS LIGHT, AND TO TUE OFF ON 16. I WAS LNDG INTO THE WIND, THE SMA X NOT. I NOTE THAT THE AOPA ARPT DIRECTORY SHOW THE LOPEZ CTAF AS 122.8. THE CHART SHOULD BE CHANGED TO CONFORM WITH LCL PRACTICE.
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.