<< >> NASA ASRS Report 180531, June 1991

On practice missed approach at uncontrolled airport. Safety pilot on small aircraft saw another small aircraft in close proximity.

Attributes
ACN	180531
Time
Date	199106
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dan
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 400 msl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 410
ASRS Report	180531
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2000 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While acting as safety pilot, we were on the ILS approach to runway 02 at dan. I notified surrounding traffic of our position on CTAF. I called lanta intersection inbound. Somewhere between lanta and fabic OM, the pilot turned down the radio vol. At fabic, I called our position and inquired about other traffic. I received no answer, but thought it not out of the ordinary for sunday. I called our position 2 mi from the threshold. Earlier communications with unicom had advised runway 24 in use. At 1 mi from the threshold, I called our position, turned the radio vol up and received no response. At 1/2 mi from the threshold, we were at 400' AGL. Both pilot and I were looking out the wind screen and noticed an small aircraft 200' above us and 2000' feet over our right wing. The small aircraft had just departed runway 02. 2 problems exist: radio vol turned up; aircraft on runway 02 should have waited till we went missed approach.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON PRACTICE MISSED APCH AT UNCONTROLLED ARPT. SAFETY PLT ON SMA SAW ANOTHER SMA IN CLOSE PROX.

Narrative: WHILE ACTING AS SAFETY PLT, WE WERE ON THE ILS APCH TO RWY 02 AT DAN. I NOTIFIED SURROUNDING TFC OF OUR POS ON CTAF. I CALLED LANTA INTXN INBND. SOMEWHERE BTWN LANTA AND FABIC OM, THE PLT TURNED DOWN THE RADIO VOL. AT FABIC, I CALLED OUR POS AND INQUIRED ABOUT OTHER TFC. I RECEIVED NO ANSWER, BUT THOUGHT IT NOT OUT OF THE ORDINARY FOR SUNDAY. I CALLED OUR POS 2 MI FROM THE THRESHOLD. EARLIER COMS WITH UNICOM HAD ADVISED RWY 24 IN USE. AT 1 MI FROM THE THRESHOLD, I CALLED OUR POS, TURNED THE RADIO VOL UP AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. AT 1/2 MI FROM THE THRESHOLD, WE WERE AT 400' AGL. BOTH PLT AND I WERE LOOKING OUT THE WIND SCREEN AND NOTICED AN SMA 200' ABOVE US AND 2000' FEET OVER OUR RIGHT WING. THE SMA HAD JUST DEPARTED RWY 02. 2 PROBS EXIST: RADIO VOL TURNED UP; ACFT ON RWY 02 SHOULD HAVE WAITED TILL WE WENT MISSED APCH.

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.