Pilot of crop duster landed over top of holding small aircraft aircraft at end of runway.

Attributes
ACN	189807
Time
Date	199109
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : a04
State Reference	AL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 20
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 185 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	189807
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 20
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Approached airport (A04) from east. Reported 15 mi out, 10 mi out, no answer from anyone on runway in use. Made proper traffic reports and landed on runway 09. Airport has no taxiway. Winds calm. Decided to takeoff on 27 to avoid back taxi and for safety (while in pattern at A04, noticed crop duster dusting fields off the departure end of runway 09). When I reached the end of runway 09, started to turn around for departure on runway 27. Noticed crop duster in a steep turn on what appeared to be a low and close left base for runway 27. Pilot of crop duster must have seen me because I noticed the aircraft climb slightly and land long. No response from him after trying radio contact. There is a place at the end of the runway 09 to taxi off to the side, however, I was on the runway and had been announcing my intentions periodically. I was on a cross country from ryy and all indications from ryy and in-flight and return to ryy indicated that my radios are/were working properly. At A04, radio communication not required, but pilot of crop duster should have gone around. I never talked to him, he may have been low on fuel or other problems. Always be on the lookout, especially where radios not required and no taxiway to wait on as a 'safety zone.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF CROP DUSTER LANDED OVER TOP OF HOLDING SMA ACFT AT END OF RWY.

Narrative: APCHED ARPT (A04) FROM E. RPTED 15 MI OUT, 10 MI OUT, NO ANSWER FROM ANYONE ON RWY IN USE. MADE PROPER TFC RPTS AND LANDED ON RWY 09. ARPT HAS NO TAXIWAY. WINDS CALM. DECIDED TO TKOF ON 27 TO AVOID BACK TAXI AND FOR SAFETY (WHILE IN PATTERN AT A04, NOTICED CROP DUSTER DUSTING FIELDS OFF THE DEP END OF RWY 09). WHEN I REACHED THE END OF RWY 09, STARTED TO TURN AROUND FOR DEP ON RWY 27. NOTICED CROP DUSTER IN A STEEP TURN ON WHAT APPEARED TO BE A LOW AND CLOSE L BASE FOR RWY 27. PLT OF CROP DUSTER MUST HAVE SEEN ME BECAUSE I NOTICED THE ACFT CLB SLIGHTLY AND LAND LONG. NO RESPONSE FROM HIM AFTER TRYING RADIO CONTACT. THERE IS A PLACE AT THE END OF THE RWY 09 TO TAXI OFF TO THE SIDE, HOWEVER, I WAS ON THE RWY AND HAD BEEN ANNOUNCING MY INTENTIONS PERIODICALLY. I WAS ON A XCOUNTRY FROM RYY AND ALL INDICATIONS FROM RYY AND INFLT AND RETURN TO RYY INDICATED THAT MY RADIOS ARE/WERE WORKING PROPERLY. AT A04, RADIO COM NOT REQUIRED, BUT PLT OF CROP DUSTER SHOULD HAVE GONE AROUND. I NEVER TALKED TO HIM, HE MAY HAVE BEEN LOW ON FUEL OR OTHER PROBLEMS. ALWAYS BE ON THE LOOKOUT, ESPECIALLY WHERE RADIOS NOT REQUIRED AND NO TAXIWAY TO WAIT ON AS A 'SAFETY ZONE.'

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.