Narrative:

PF was using a view limiting device (foggles) and practicing the localizer/DME 19 approach at tune airport in nashville. Safety pilot (also instrument rated) was operating communications radios in addition to serving as safety pilot. AWOS reported wind to be calm. Unicom frequency was being monitored. We heard no local traffic. Safety pilot reported position of our aircraft at the final approach fix (approximately 7 DME) and again at approximately 2 1/2 mi final. Even though it was broad daylight in clear, sunny skies, our landing light was illuminated for increased visibility. I continued descent after the last stepdown fix (2 DME) and removed foggles to observe an small aircraft departing runway 1. We deviated slightly left as he was more to our right than head-on (and was commencing a left turn to remain in the pattern), and continued to a landing on runway 19 without incident. The other aircraft turned out to be a student on his first solo. In a conversation with the student and his instructor afterward, we learned that the student had heard our position report at the FAF but not the 2 1/2 mi final report. He stated he had broadcast his departure intentions, but we did not hear it. I think the lesson to be (re)learned here is the importance of increased vigilance at uncontrolled fields, especially when the wind is calm and more than 1 runway may properly be used. While the safety pilot did not observe the departing aircraft until we were near it, the departing aircraft, aware that traffic was inbound in the opposite direction, failed to insure that there was sufficient separation to allow a departure without having to give way to the landing aircraft (which technically has the right-of-way). We did not request an advisory from the unicom operator, thinking it sufficient to monitor the frequency from 10 mi or so out and broadcasting our position and intentions. At the risk of adding to the unicom clutter, I think we will request advisories regularly in the future.

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Title: PRACTICE INST APCH AT UNCTLED FIELD. NMAC WITH DEPARTING VFR ACFT.

Narrative: PF WAS USING A VIEW LIMITING DEVICE (FOGGLES) AND PRACTICING THE LOC/DME 19 APCH AT TUNE ARPT IN NASHVILLE. SAFETY PLT (ALSO INST RATED) WAS OPERATING COMS RADIOS IN ADDITION TO SERVING AS SAFETY PLT. AWOS RPTED WIND TO BE CALM. UNICOM FREQ WAS BEING MONITORED. WE HEARD NO LCL TFC. SAFETY PLT RPTED POS OF OUR ACFT AT THE FINAL APCH FIX (APPROX 7 DME) AND AGAIN AT APPROX 2 1/2 MI FINAL. EVEN THOUGH IT WAS BROAD DAYLIGHT IN CLR, SUNNY SKIES, OUR LNDG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED FOR INCREASED VISIBILITY. I CONTINUED DSCNT AFTER THE LAST STEPDOWN FIX (2 DME) AND REMOVED FOGGLES TO OBSERVE AN SMA DEPARTING RWY 1. WE DEVIATED SLIGHTLY L AS HE WAS MORE TO OUR R THAN HEAD-ON (AND WAS COMMENCING A L TURN TO REMAIN IN THE PATTERN), AND CONTINUED TO A LNDG ON RWY 19 WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE OTHER ACFT TURNED OUT TO BE A STUDENT ON HIS FIRST SOLO. IN A CONVERSATION WITH THE STUDENT AND HIS INSTRUCTOR AFTERWARD, WE LEARNED THAT THE STUDENT HAD HEARD OUR POS RPT AT THE FAF BUT NOT THE 2 1/2 MI FINAL RPT. HE STATED HE HAD BROADCAST HIS DEP INTENTIONS, BUT WE DID NOT HEAR IT. I THINK THE LESSON TO BE (RE)LEARNED HERE IS THE IMPORTANCE OF INCREASED VIGILANCE AT UNCTLED FIELDS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WIND IS CALM AND MORE THAN 1 RWY MAY PROPERLY BE USED. WHILE THE SAFETY PLT DID NOT OBSERVE THE DEPARTING ACFT UNTIL WE WERE NEAR IT, THE DEPARTING ACFT, AWARE THAT TFC WAS INBOUND IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, FAILED TO INSURE THAT THERE WAS SUFFICIENT SEPARATION TO ALLOW A DEP WITHOUT HAVING TO GIVE WAY TO THE LNDG ACFT (WHICH TECHNICALLY HAS THE RIGHT-OF-WAY). WE DID NOT REQUEST AN ADVISORY FROM THE UNICOM OPERATOR, THINKING IT SUFFICIENT TO MONITOR THE FREQ FROM 10 MI OR SO OUT AND BROADCASTING OUR POS AND INTENTIONS. AT THE RISK OF ADDING TO THE UNICOM CLUTTER, I THINK WE WILL REQUEST ADVISORIES REGULARLY IN THE FUTURE.

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.