Small aircraft has conflict with 2 horses and riders when landing.

Attributes
ACN	249007
Time
Date	199308
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : wa51
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 25
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	249007
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 25 vertical : 25

Narrative:

Aircraft was in the flair for landing when 2 horses and riders came out of tall grass onto the runway in front of aircraft. Airspeed and altitude were both too low to take much evasive action. Both obstacles were missed and a safe landing accomplished. Both horse-persons felt they had right-of- way over landing aircraft even though they were trespassing on the airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA HAS CONFLICT WITH 2 HORSES AND RIDERS WHEN LNDG.

Narrative: ACFT WAS IN THE FLAIR FOR LNDG WHEN 2 HORSES AND RIDERS CAME OUT OF TALL GRASS ONTO THE RWY IN FRONT OF ACFT. AIRSPD AND ALT WERE BOTH TOO LOW TO TAKE MUCH EVASIVE ACTION. BOTH OBSTACLES WERE MISSED AND A SAFE LNDG ACCOMPLISHED. BOTH HORSE-PERSONS FELT THEY HAD RIGHT-OF- WAY OVER LNDG ACFT EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE TRESPASSING ON THE 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.