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Attributes | |
ACN | 1730490 |
Time | |
Date | 202002 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | RNH.Airport |
State Reference | WI |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo/Chieftan/Mojave/T1040 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | Landing |
Route In Use | VFR Route |
Flight Plan | VFR |
Person 1 | |
Function | Single Pilot |
Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 6300 Flight Crew Type 2000 |
Events | |
Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Incursion Runway |
Narrative:
I was on an IFR flight plan. After cancelling my IFR flight plan with ATC; I elected to track the RNAV approach. Winds were 040 at 7 kts.; a direct crosswind. During the descent into I did not hear anyone on the CTAF so I elected to continue the RNAV approach intending to land. I announced I was on the RNAV approach ( approximately 10 miles out)and to which runway on the CTAF frequency. At 4 miles out I heard a cherokee report downwind for the opposite direction runway. I then transmitted to that aircraft. 'I'm a navajo on a 4 mile; would it be ok if I land ahead of you; if not I can follow you in'. The cherokee responded 'that's fine I'll extend my downwind'. I continued my straight in approach to runway 14; I then reported 'short final ... Full stop'. I did not hear anyone else on the CTAF. After a normal landing; I noticed another single engine low wing aircraft rolling toward me from the opposite direction. We never got close to each other. The aircraft exited the runway midway down the runway. I exited on the same taxiway. The cherokee I talked to was still in the air reporting base to final.I don't know if the-aircraft on the ground landed [in the] opposite direction or was on an aborted take off roll. I'm not the kind of pilot that would ever cut anyone out of a traffic pattern or continue a straight in approach to an uncontrolled airport if other airplanes are in the pattern. I always listen to CTAF on the standby radio a long way out so I can get in line with the other aircraft when winds are calm or direct crosswinds. This airport does not have a calm wind runway.this was not a near miss; neither of us were in danger of colliding. The potential for a collision could have been there if we weren't looking down the runway after the landing roll out. I felt I made plenty of position reports for a safe approach to landing. I also monitored the CTAF so I would know if other aircraft were in the vicinity of the airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Pilot landing at a non towered airport reported after landing encountering another aircraft on the opposite direction runway.
Narrative: I was on an IFR flight plan. After cancelling my IFR flight plan with ATC; I elected to track the RNAV Approach. Winds were 040 at 7 kts.; a direct crosswind. During the descent into I did not hear anyone on the CTAF so I elected to continue the RNAV Approach intending to land. I announced I was on the RNAV Approach ( approximately 10 miles out)and to which runway on the CTAF frequency. At 4 miles out I heard a Cherokee report downwind for the opposite direction runway. I then transmitted to that aircraft. 'I'm a Navajo on a 4 mile; would it be ok if I land ahead of you; if not I can follow you in'. The Cherokee responded 'that's fine I'll extend my downwind'. I continued my straight in Approach to Runway 14; I then reported 'short final ... full stop'. I did not hear anyone else on the CTAF. After a normal landing; I noticed another single engine low wing aircraft rolling toward me from the opposite direction. We never got close to each other. The aircraft exited the runway midway down the runway. I exited on the same taxiway. The Cherokee I talked to was still in the air reporting base to final.I don't know if the-aircraft on the ground landed [in the] opposite direction or was on an aborted take off roll. I'm not the kind of pilot that would ever cut anyone out of a traffic pattern or continue a straight in Approach to an uncontrolled airport if other airplanes are in the pattern. I always listen to CTAF on the standby radio a long way out so I can get in line with the other aircraft when winds are calm or direct crosswinds. This airport does not have a calm wind runway.This was not a near miss; neither of us were in danger of colliding. The potential for a collision could have been there if we weren't looking down the runway after the landing roll out. I felt I made plenty of position reports for a safe Approach to landing. I also monitored the CTAF so I would know if other aircraft were in the vicinity of the airport.
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