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Ultralight driver makes spiraling descent onto runway at non tower airport. Causes near midair collision.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 233136 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199302 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : udd |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 75 agl bound upper : 75 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Ultralight |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 233136 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 15 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Inbound to bermuda dunes, ca, went to 122.8 for airport advisories. Announced position and intention to land bermuda dunes. Advised runway 28. Wind light. No traffic reported. Called final approach at 1 1/2 mi and prepared aircraft for landing. A visual look showed no aircraft on txwys or runway. No aircraft in pattern reported. Upon crossing the threshold at about 75 ft altitude, I suddenly saw a blue aircraft coming on the runway head on into me. I applied full throttle, retracted the gear, and went over the top of this other aircraft by about 10 or 15 ft. I entered a left pattern and landed. I had declared my crisis on unicom and reported an aircraft on the wrong active runway. After parking, I confronted the pilot of a blue- colored homebuilt ultralight and asked him what the hell he was doing -- landing unannounced into oncoming traffic. He stated he had no radio, no pilot's license, but he had flown over the top of the airport and had seen no aircraft on the runway, so he spiraled down and landed. I could not believe what I was hearing. I asked him if he realized that he could have killed himself and 5 people. I strongly believe that there should be the same ground school requirements as a private pilot has to meet, plus a proper chkout in equipment, plus a radio.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ULTRALIGHT DRIVER MAKES SPIRALING DSCNT ONTO RWY AT NON TWR ARPT. CAUSES NMAC.
Narrative: INBOUND TO BERMUDA DUNES, CA, WENT TO 122.8 FOR ARPT ADVISORIES. ANNOUNCED POS AND INTENTION TO LAND BERMUDA DUNES. ADVISED RWY 28. WIND LIGHT. NO TFC RPTED. CALLED FINAL APCH AT 1 1/2 MI AND PREPARED ACFT FOR LNDG. A VISUAL LOOK SHOWED NO ACFT ON TXWYS OR RWY. NO ACFT IN PATTERN RPTED. UPON XING THE THRESHOLD AT ABOUT 75 FT ALT, I SUDDENLY SAW A BLUE ACFT COMING ON THE RWY HEAD ON INTO ME. I APPLIED FULL THROTTLE, RETRACTED THE GEAR, AND WENT OVER THE TOP OF THIS OTHER ACFT BY ABOUT 10 OR 15 FT. I ENTERED A L PATTERN AND LANDED. I HAD DECLARED MY CRISIS ON UNICOM AND RPTED AN ACFT ON THE WRONG ACTIVE RWY. AFTER PARKING, I CONFRONTED THE PLT OF A BLUE- COLORED HOMEBUILT ULTRALIGHT AND ASKED HIM WHAT THE HELL HE WAS DOING -- LNDG UNANNOUNCED INTO ONCOMING TFC. HE STATED HE HAD NO RADIO, NO PLT'S LICENSE, BUT HE HAD FLOWN OVER THE TOP OF THE ARPT AND HAD SEEN NO ACFT ON THE RWY, SO HE SPIRALED DOWN AND LANDED. I COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT I WAS HEARING. I ASKED HIM IF HE REALIZED THAT HE COULD HAVE KILLED HIMSELF AND 5 PEOPLE. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THERE SHOULD BE THE SAME GND SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS AS A PVT PLT HAS TO MEET, PLUS A PROPER CHKOUT IN EQUIP, PLUS A RADIO.
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.