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Pilot of small aircraft sel aircraft made a go around when observing an aircraft using the opposite end of the runway for landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 239462 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199304 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mop |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 50000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 239462 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | oversight : airport manager |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After attempting contact on 122.8, 122.7, 123.0 with no reply, we set up an approach to landing and at 400 ft we observed another aircraft on the runway so we pulled up and went around, circled the field, and came in and landed. Prior to landing, we checked both the wind sock and tetrahedron which showed runway 27 as the active. As we taxied in, we rechked the tetrahedron and wind sock and both showed runway 27 as the active. An individual contacted us as we left the aircraft and said they had established traffic on runway 9. On our way up from detroit we used both radios with the control tower at willow run, approach control at lansing, mi. When we left mt pleasant on our way home, it took us 3 calls to establish contact with mt pleasant unicom. Suggest when they change traffic opposite the wind indicators they tie down the tetrahedron.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA SEL ACFT MADE A GAR WHEN OBSERVING AN ACFT USING THE OPPOSITE END OF THE RWY FOR LNDG.
Narrative: AFTER ATTEMPTING CONTACT ON 122.8, 122.7, 123.0 WITH NO REPLY, WE SET UP AN APCH TO LNDG AND AT 400 FT WE OBSERVED ANOTHER ACFT ON THE RWY SO WE PULLED UP AND WENT AROUND, CIRCLED THE FIELD, AND CAME IN AND LANDED. PRIOR TO LNDG, WE CHKED BOTH THE WIND SOCK AND TETRAHEDRON WHICH SHOWED RWY 27 AS THE ACTIVE. AS WE TAXIED IN, WE RECHKED THE TETRAHEDRON AND WIND SOCK AND BOTH SHOWED RWY 27 AS THE ACTIVE. AN INDIVIDUAL CONTACTED US AS WE LEFT THE ACFT AND SAID THEY HAD ESTABLISHED TFC ON RWY 9. ON OUR WAY UP FROM DETROIT WE USED BOTH RADIOS WITH THE CTL TWR AT WILLOW RUN, APCH CTL AT LANSING, MI. WHEN WE LEFT MT PLEASANT ON OUR WAY HOME, IT TOOK US 3 CALLS TO ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH MT PLEASANT UNICOM. SUGGEST WHEN THEY CHANGE TFC OPPOSITE THE WIND INDICATORS THEY TIE DOWN THE TETRAHEDRON.
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.