Pilot of small aircraft, reporter protests multiple runway operations at uncontrolled airport when o...

Attributes
ACN	185871
Time
Date	199108
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aug
State Reference	ME
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 315 flight time type : 220
ASRS Report	185871
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This report concerns a late afternoon landing practice at aug. Augusta WX (123.6) was reporting altitude 30.06 and winds 320/7 KTS. Aug unicom (123.0) was advising active runway as 35. 35 is also the designated calm wind runway. Local traffic consisted of myself, and 2 others. All traffic used runway 35. Following my touch and go, I announced my departure and closed circuit intent, downwind base leg, etc. I heard garbled transmission as I turned final but did not detect any aircraft in the pattern or taxiing towards 35. Just as I was flaring for touchdown, an small aircraft departed runway 26 in front of my aircraft. I elected to continue my landing (uneventful). I do not feel that this was a near miss (ie, 500 ft) however I am uneasy about part 135 operations not conforming to the active runway being used by other traffic. Immediately following this experience, 5 aircraft (including me) departed 35 and 1 landed 35. Then an small aircraft departed 26! I do not believe that the part 135 operator's time/fuel savings from departing the closest runway are justified in view of the risk involved at a busy/uncontrolled airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA, RPTR PROTESTS MULTIPLE RWY OPS AT UNCTLED ARPT WHEN OBVIOUS TFC PATTERN SELECTED BY MAJORITY IS CONTRARY TO THE RWY SELECTED BY INDIVIDUALS.

Narrative: THIS RPT CONCERNS A LATE AFTERNOON LNDG PRACTICE AT AUG. AUGUSTA WX (123.6) WAS RPTING ALT 30.06 AND WINDS 320/7 KTS. AUG UNICOM (123.0) WAS ADVISING ACTIVE RWY AS 35. 35 IS ALSO THE DESIGNATED CALM WIND RWY. LCL TFC CONSISTED OF MYSELF, AND 2 OTHERS. ALL TFC USED RWY 35. FOLLOWING MY TOUCH AND GO, I ANNOUNCED MY DEP AND CLOSED CIRCUIT INTENT, DOWNWIND BASE LEG, ETC. I HEARD GARBLED XMISSION AS I TURNED FINAL BUT DID NOT DETECT ANY ACFT IN THE PATTERN OR TAXIING TOWARDS 35. JUST AS I WAS FLARING FOR TOUCHDOWN, AN SMA DEPARTED RWY 26 IN FRONT OF MY ACFT. I ELECTED TO CONTINUE MY LNDG (UNEVENTFUL). I DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS WAS A NEAR MISS (IE, 500 FT) HOWEVER I AM UNEASY ABOUT PART 135 OPS NOT CONFORMING TO THE ACTIVE RWY BEING USED BY OTHER TFC. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS EXPERIENCE, 5 ACFT (INCLUDING ME) DEPARTED 35 AND 1 LANDED 35. THEN AN SMA DEPARTED 26! I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE PART 135 OPERATOR'S TIME/FUEL SAVINGS FROM DEPARTING THE CLOSEST RWY ARE JUSTIFIED IN VIEW OF THE RISK INVOLVED AT A BUSY/UNCTLED ARPT.

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.

Pilot of small aircraft, reporter protests multiple runway operations at uncontrolled airport when obvious traffic pattern selected by majority is contrary to the runway selected by individuals.