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GA pilot reported taking evasive action while landing to avoid collision with aircraft crossing runway at non-towered field.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1674371 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201908 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SZP.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 9 Flight Crew Total 272 Flight Crew Type 272 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Incursion Runway |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 60 Vertical 50 |
Narrative:
An aircraft crossed the runway while our aircraft was on approach. Our aircraft touched down on the runway while the other aircraft was directly in front of us. We applied heavy brakes and was too late for a go around. Fortunately the other aircraft crossed the runway quickly and we were able to avoid impact. My wingtip was very close to the other aircrafts tail section.santa paula airport does not have a control tower. The weather was clear and there were no physical obstruction of our view. Both occupants in our craft were not injured in the incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA pilot reported taking evasive action while landing to avoid collision with aircraft crossing runway at non-towered field.
Narrative: An aircraft crossed the runway while our aircraft was on approach. Our aircraft touched down on the runway while the other aircraft was directly in front of us. We applied heavy brakes and was too late for a go around. Fortunately the other aircraft crossed the runway quickly and we were able to avoid impact. My wingtip was very close to the other aircrafts tail section.Santa Paula airport does not have a control tower. The weather was clear and there were no physical obstruction of our view. Both occupants in our craft were not injured in the incident.
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.