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Potential conflict less than standard separation on opposite direction landing traffic at non tower airport CTAF.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 157598 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199009 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : wa12 |
| 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 | landing other landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 157598 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The pilot departed the unattended de vere field at pm for a local flight. Departure was in variable crosswind condition so that either e-w or w-e departure was possible. 1 hour later, after a local flight, the airport was approached from the east and a straight in approach was executed. During rollout after T/D an aircraft approaching from the opp direction was observed flying a missed approach to avoid collision with this pilot's aircraft. The aircraft form the opp direction had not touched down as yet when executing the missed approach. Discussion with the opp direction pilot revealed that he had cleared the runway downwind and was unaware of this pilot's approach. In addition, it appeared that the wind had shifted to the east as indicated by the wind-tee. Also this pilot was flying into the sun and therefore missed seeing the opp aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: POTENTIAL CONFLICT LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION ON OPPOSITE DIRECTION LNDG TRAFFIC AT NON TWR ARPT CTAF.
Narrative: THE PLT DEPARTED THE UNATTENDED DE VERE FIELD AT PM FOR A LCL FLT. DEP WAS IN VARIABLE XWIND CONDITION SO THAT EITHER E-W OR W-E DEP WAS POSSIBLE. 1 HR LATER, AFTER A LCL FLT, THE ARPT WAS APCHED FROM THE E AND A STRAIGHT IN APCH WAS EXECUTED. DURING ROLLOUT AFTER T/D AN ACFT APCHING FROM THE OPP DIRECTION WAS OBSERVED FLYING A MISSED APCH TO AVOID COLLISION WITH THIS PLT'S ACFT. THE ACFT FORM THE OPP DIRECTION HAD NOT TOUCHED DOWN AS YET WHEN EXECUTING THE MISSED APCH. DISCUSSION WITH THE OPP DIRECTION PLT REVEALED THAT HE HAD CLRED THE RWY DOWNWIND AND WAS UNAWARE OF THIS PLT'S APCH. IN ADDITION, IT APPEARED THAT THE WIND HAD SHIFTED TO THE E AS INDICATED BY THE WIND-TEE. ALSO THIS PLT WAS FLYING INTO THE SUN AND THEREFORE MISSED SEEING THE OPP ACFT.
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.